**Vacancy Name**
- Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing
**Location of Work**
- Tijuana, Mexico
**Employment Type**
- Full Time Employee
**Job Purpose Summary**
The Strategic Sourcing Sr. Manager will play a leadership role in optimizing the organization's procurement and sourcing processes. This position involves leading the development and implementation of sourcing strategies, and ensuring effective supplier management to drive cost savings, operational efficiency and supply chain risks mitigation.**What we value**
- Customer First: _We deliver extraordinary experiences._
- Accountability: _We do what we say_
- Integrity: _We do what is right_
- Inspired: _We love what we do_
- One Global Team: _We before me, always_
**What you will do (job duties)**
- **Strategic Sourcing**: Develop a strategic roadmap and implement sourcing plans for critical commodities. Follow a structured and well-defined sourcing process, which will include a market analysis, supplier identification and evaluation, competitive bidding, risk management, contract development, performance management, etc.
- **Supplier Selection**: Initiate supplier selection that leads to sourcing decisions with lowest total cost, required quality, delivery levels with minimum level of risk. Actively support new product introductions and transfer programs by sourcing new components and materials in line with the defined commodity strategy.
- **Cost Optimization**: Drive initiatives to negotiate favorable terms and conditions with suppliers, identifying opportunities for cost reduction, payment terms extension and value creation. Develop business case for action.
- ** Market Intelligence**: Stay abreast of industry trends, market conditions,



and emerging technologies to make informed decisions and adjustments to sourcing strategies.
- **Risk Mitigation**: Identify and proactively manage risks in the supply chain, developing contingency plans to address potential disruptions.
- ** Contracts oversight**: Oversee the drafting, review, and negotiation of supplier contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and organizational standards.
- ** Supplier Relationship Management**: Primary relationship owner with strategic suppliers. Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
- ** Continuous Improvement**: Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the strategic sourcing function, optimizing processes and enhancing overall efficiency.
- ** Cross-Functional Collaboration**: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (finance, engineering, supplier quality, supply chain, operations) to align sourcing strategies with broader organizational objectives.
- **Performance Metrics**: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and improve the effectiveness of sourcing strategies.
- ** Supplier Management Processes**: Define and document Supplier Management Procedures, in collaboration with other functional groups (supplier quality, finance, supply chain, etc.).
- **Supplier Escalations**: Support operations in resolving major supplier issues (capacity, supply, quality),



taking leading role as required.
**What you will need (job requirements)**
**Education**:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline is required.
- MBA degree and/or professional certification (CPM, CPSM, 6 Sigma) is a plus.
**Experience**:
- 8-10 years of experience in strategic sourcing, integral procurement or supply chain management in manufacturing industries.
- Proven experience in developing and leading the implementation of commodity strategies, resulting in significant financial and operational benefits.
**Knowledge & Skills**:
- Strong negotiation and communication skills.
- Direct experience in complex supplier contract negotiations.
- Excellent strategic thinking, problem solving and strong analytical skills.
- Familiarity with procurement software and tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams.
- Strong understanding of procurement and supplier management relevant processes.
- Ability to build supplier relationships at senior levels.
- Exhibits high initiative towards resolving major supplier performance issues.
- Strong sense of accountability, results oriented, can-do attitude.
- Strong financial acumen especially as related to sourcing and supply chain.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
**What you will like**
We foster a work environment where all team members are empowered and encouraged to share their opinions and ideas. We encourage robust, fact-based debate. Our highly collaborative work environment results in the best decisions for Corza Medical and a shared mission to execute our plan together, on time and on budget.

📌 Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Tijuana)
🏢 Corza Medical
📍 Tijuana