BUYER (S319)

LOCATION: Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico | BRAND: Knorr-Bremse | REQUISITION ID: 9438 | JOB GRADE: 14 | ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse –the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles--New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems. From multiple locations, we serve customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—reaching clear across the globe to South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Australia. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers. Join our KB Rail Mexico team in our next steps.

Job Description
Position Summary
The buyer for direct material is responsible for ensuring that the Procurement organization selects the most appropriate production material suppliers on the bass of price, quality,



delivery and service with a focus on establishing a reliable supply base that consistently meets or exceeds KBC business priorities and key performance indicators (KPI) for direct materials.

Essential Functions
- Prepare accurate and complete Requests for Quotations (RFQs) and subsequent market studies in a timely manner to support critical business need.
- Accurately maintain all required part & supplier system data details for assigned direct material commodities and effectively manage and execute all supplier contracts.
- Develop, maintain, and execute Procurement strategy for assigned direct material commodities in order to meet business goals in the areas of sales, supplier on-time delivery, customer delivery reliability, quality & product performance.
- Actively promote and champion the use of best practice to ensure compliance with the organizations policies and procedures.
- Provide commercial advice and support to project managem

📌 BUYER (Ciudad Acuña)
🏢 Knorr-Bremse
📍 Ciudad Acuña