Descripción General:
Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.
At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.
Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.
**Responsabilidades**:
The buyer plays a functional role in a local environment to support a supply network strategy for MSA. Specifically, this position will focus on the acquisition of raw, semi-finished, or finished products and services from internal supply sources and will work to mitigate or elevate, when necessary, supplier quality, cost, and delivery issues. The incumbent is expected to pursue optimization of both the cost of purchased goods and inventory availability through the use of an organized approach that generates cost synergies, a focus on plant and distribution management, and the development of positive relationships with internal stakeholders (suppliers). The incumbent must demonstrate knowledge of the ERP system/material requirements planning and disciplined execution skills within the purchasing function.
**Position Responsibilities**
- **35% Material Requirements Planning**
Utilize the ERP system to drive on-time delivery, full delivery, and supply continuity by coordinating and collaborating across the supply chain. Optimize supplier delivery schedules and inventory levels, adjusting materials as needed according to demand changes. Use SAP inventory strategies to support the acquisition lifecycle.
**KPI**: On-time delivery, stockouts, premium freight,



days of inventory on hand (DOH), supplier delivery performance.
- ** 25% Purchase Document Management**
Use the ERP system to review and release purchase orders for raw, semi-finished, and finished goods and services as needed to support the business. Ensure order receipts and confirmations are in place to minimize supply disruption. Manage invoice queues and resolve billing issues with internal departments and external suppliers.
**KPI**: On-time delivery, stockouts, purchase price variance, invoice resolution, overdue purchase orders, unconverted overdue purchase requests, order confirmations.
- ** 15% Master Data Integrity**
Ensure operational excellence by controlling master data related to procurement information, including supplier lead times, purchase records, source lists, and material master views relevant for MRP.
**KPI**: Supplier delivery performance, inventory, purchase price variance.
- ** 20% Supply Review/Planning Support**
Understand product base and its impact on business objectives. Facilitate weekly communication with the supply base to identify critical shortages. Participate in monthly supply reviews and raise awareness of execution gaps. Support new product or maintenance projects as needed, partnering with the transport team for tactical efficiency and effective freight spending.
**KPI**: Cost reduction, NPD cost target, NPD launch inventory, inventory.
- ** 5% Use of MSA Operating System**
**KPI**:



Continuous improvement and cost reduction.
**Requisitos**:
**Requerimientos de alto nível del Puesto**:
**Experiência (Requerida)**:
- Nível I: 0 - 2 de experiência en compras. Este nível se centrará en la gestión de agilización/excepción, la entrada y el mantenimiento de datos maestros y las responsabilidades de conversión de solicitudes.
- Nível II: 2 - 4 años de experiência en compras. Este nível se centrará en el gasto de nível medio y la complejidad de la cadena de suministro a través de interacciones con proveedores tácticos a críticos.
- Nível III: 5+ años de experiência en compras. Este nível se centrará en el gasto de alto nível y la complejidad de la cadena de suministro a través de interacciones con proveedores críticos y estratégicos..
**Experiência (Preferida)**:
- Experiência en el uso de SAP para la planificación de materiales
- Compra directa de materiales en un contexto de fabricación y distribución versátil,
- Compra directa de material de bajo y alto volumen / alta mezcla
- Experiência en relaciones con proveedores estratégicos y proyectos de desarrollo de nuevos productos
**Educación (Requerida)**:
- Ingeniería Industrial, Administración Logística y Cadena de Suministro, Administración de Operaciones o carrera a fin.
- Inglés Intermedio - Avanzado
**Educación (Preferida)**:
- Certificación APICS CPIM
**Competencias**:
- **
Modelar una Disciplina a la Ejecución**:_ A través de un estándar de trabajo con enfoque en cumplimiento de fechas y correcta organización. _
- **Enfoque en Innovación & Tecnología**:_ Asegura la integridad de los datos maestros y utiliza el sistema ERP de manera efectiva y diligente._
- ** Toma de decisiones b

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📍 Santiago de Querétaro