Position Summary
The buyer for direct material is responsible for ensuring that the Procurement organization selects the most appropriate production material suppliers on the basis 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 and product performance.
- Actively promote and champion the use of best practice to ensure compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures.




- Provide commercial advice and support to project management, Engineering, Supplier Quality and Operations Teams.
- Act as a liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, and all relevant internal departments and clients to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement mindset.
- Highlight any major commercial risks or issues to management and work with them to ensure the optimum solution.
- Participate in audits as required.
- Maintain thorough records at all times in compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Be prepared to travel both locally and internationally as required.
- Actively participate in commodity-based scrum teams, partnering with stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and execute cost reduction initiatives.
- Review, update, and maintain purchasing tracking systems (e.g., MPI, GSP+) to ensure accurate reporting of savings and mitigation actions related to cost increa

📌 BUYER (Ciudad Acuña)
🏢 KB Rail Mexico
📍 Ciudad Acuña