Job Description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Purchasing Manager Direct located in Guadalajara, North Campus.

Reporting to the Director, Materials, the Purchasing Manager Direct role involves responsible of overseeing activities related to the procurement of Direct materials, parts, components and equipment. Direct and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in procurement consistent with delivery requirements and quality specifications.

What a typical day looks like:

• Prepare instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.

• Establishes goals for purchasing department.

• Follow-up policies and procedures for the operation of procurement activities.

• Manage and guide a team of buyers and expeditors to meet procurement and supplier management goals

• Interface with procurement groups in updating and maintaining company procurement strategies

• Implement processes with suppliers to improve on time delivery and Purchase Price Variance

• Helping implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory models

• Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services

• Approves purchase orders and change notices through subordinates.

• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.

• Ensures continuity of raw material supply to help production schedules and balances with achieving inventory level targets.

• Investigates inventory levels. Helps process to manage excess and obsolete material.

• Conduct supplier performance reviews and help the team to maintain supplier consistent on time delivery and implement processes with suppliers to ensure on time delivery and quality of product / service

• Keep senior management informed of present/future trends in availability and cost of materials, components and equipment

• Monitors on-time supplier deliveries, inventory turns, MRP execution, Purchase Price Variance, processing time reduction, supplier performance and cost investigation.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and extensive knowledge of purchasing policies and practices.

• Experience as a Purchasing Leader in the electronics manufacturing industry.

• Advanced English.

• Proactive

• Personnel management.

• Experience in sales area.

• Ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Successful use of decision-making and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication skills.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.

• Life & Medical insurance.

• Christmas Bonus.

• Food Coupons.

• Saving Fund.

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

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