Your tasks**Profile**:- Academic degree in International Business or Administration, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or comparable qualification- Fluent English language skills- More than 3 years of experience in Purchasing- Strong intercultural understanding- Strong negotiation skills and experience- Experience in variety of projects related to purchasing, cost improvements, efficiency gainsCore Responsibilities:- Approval and negotiation of shopping carts up to defined regional category and value threshold.
- Creation of purchase orders w/o value limits and in line with our guidelines.
- Management of the RfQ-Process for demands/shopping carts up to defined regional value threshold, incl.the awarding of suppliers.
- Responsible for new vendors set up and new contracts approval submittal for owned negotiations.
- Find saving opportunities by bundling operational demands up to defined regional value threshold, substitution of suppliers, negotiations of payment (DPO)/ delivery terms and warranty extensions.
- Processing of order confirmation (maintaining all relevant data in the system, clarification, and approval of deviations) for critical/sensitive orders (e.g., storeroom items) defined by Regional Operations- Escalation Management/Problem Solving by executing approaches with the aim to secure local objectives.
- Invoice clarification in case of price deviations.
- Steering and monitoring the automated replenishment process for coded materials.




- Identification and support on the creation of electronic catalogs to reduce manual processing requirements, while promoting the usage of existing ones.
- Contract management, and knowledge of commercial conditions according to the country of operation.
- Mentoring of junior operational buyers.
- Know and analyze processes and/or information to propose improvements within the purchasing department.
- May be required to assist General or Regional Category colleagues on carts approvals and SAP orders conversion due to local systems accesses needed.
**Offer**:At Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture.Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.LI-MR1About usContinental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods.Founded in ****, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation.In ****, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.
**Keyfacts**:Job ID**REF*****E**Location**Ciudad Apodaca**Leadership level**Leading Self**Job flexibility**Hybrid Job**- Legal Entity**Contitech Fluid Mexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V.

📌 Plant Purchasing Buyer Senior (Indirect Purchasing) (Ciudad Apodaca)
🏢 Continental
📍 Ciudad Apodaca