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COST ESTIMATOR

MISSION

Develop accurate, data-driven cost assessments that strengthen sourcing decisions, improve negotiation leverage, and ensure competitive total cost of ownership for the organization. This position serves as a technical and financial bridge between suppliers, engineering, program teams and commodity buyers

Create and implement benchmark strategies for the region

Develop in depth knowledge of their commodity’s market and cost structure

Negotiate & establish long-term contracts with suppliers

Support Sales and project teams to have most cost-effective solutions to gain business

Deliver yearly objectives within given timeline

Support Cross functional teams (Supply chain, Program buyer, Supplier quality, Project, finance)

Strength our savings tracking database using existing and new tools

Improve and promote the use of the cost estimation tool

RESPONSABILITIES

Build and Maintain Robust Cost Models

Develop, validate, and continuously update cost models for purchased components — including materials, process parameters, cycle times, labor, overheads, and SG&A; — to ensure transparent and fact-based cost structures.

Analyze Supplier Cost Breakdowns

Evaluate supplier cost breakdowns to confirm alignment with market benchmarks, identify discrepancies, and detect opportunities for cost improvement or risk exposure.

Ensure that contractual conditions and group procedures are well applied and respected by suppliers as well by project teams

Support group objectives in terms of savings and cash flow improvement

Support Negotiations With Fact-Based Insights

Provide commodity buyers with precise cost-gap analyses and “should-cost” references to strengthen negotiation strategies, enable cost avoidance, and secure savings

Collaboration with other BG’s

Supplier management :





Performance and scorecard follow up with suppliers (including action plan management)

Supplier requests for change management

Support project buyers to obtain best economic conditions

Problem solving and looking for alternative solutions

Supplier Sustainibility tracking

Conduct Supplier Capability & Process Assessments :

Participate in supplier on-site evaluations with engineering and quality teams to validate assumptions related to process flow, cycle time, labor utilization, and manufacturing feasibility

Identify cost‑reduction opportunities (VAVE, material alternatives, process optimizations, localization opportunities) and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement them.

Financial Management:

Deliver financial objectives given (Savings, Payment terms, capex amortization)

Negotiate supplier claims and better financial terms for OPmobiity

PROFILE

Personal Background

Bachelor degree in purchasing or engineering

3-years’ experience in purchasing area (preferably in the automotive sector or electronic & electrical components related).

English proficiency mandatory

Job Technical skill

Having adaptability on multicultural and cross-departmental relations and team spirits

Strong negotiator

Strong organizational skills and prioritize tasks to meet department objectives with timely manner

Good Understanding of financial KPIs

Understand products development (project/program) process

Application of Quality Standards: respect internal processes & controlled documents

Knowledge and respect of internal deliverables for his/her function and customer specific requirements

Understand of his activity impact on quality (components & services), and understand the risks linked to non-conformity of PO delivered components

Job Soft skills

Ability to communicate effectively with other functional areas and suppliers

Having innovation and openness to change

Adaptability

Date: Aug 10, 2026

Location:

Leon, MX

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Job Requisition ID: 390305

📌 PURCHASING COMMODITY PROFESSIONAL (León)
🏢 Opmobility
📍 León