Resumen

Is responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives to ensure the availability of materials, components, and services required by manufacturing operations.

Responsabilidades

Mains Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans aligned with business objectives, production requirements, and supply chain strategies.
- Identify, evaluate, qualify, and develop local and international suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, technology, delivery performance, and financial stability.
- Lead RFQ, RFP, and supplier bidding processes, including technical and commercial evaluations.
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, tooling costs, freight conditions, and commercial agreements.
- Develop and implement cost-reduction and cost-avoidance initiatives to support annual savings targets.
- Conduct cost analysis, price benchmarking, market analysis, and supplier comparisons to identify sourcing opportunities.




- Support supplier localization and dual-sourcing strategies to reduce supply chain risk, transportation costs, and lead times.
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs related to Quality, Cost, Delivery, Service, and Responsiveness.
- Coordinate supplier development and corrective action plans when performance does not meet established expectations.
- Identify potential supply chain risks and develop mitigation and contingency plans to ensure continuity of manufacturing operations.
- Partner with Engineering and Quality teams during new product introductions, engineering changes, supplier qualifications, and material substitutions.
- Support make-versus-buy analysis and sourcing decisions for new and existing products.
- Participate in supplier business reviews and lead commercial discussions with strategic suppliers.
- Analyze commodity and market trends to anticipate price fluctuations, shortages, capacity constraints, and potential supply disruptions.
- Maintain accurat

📌 Sr. Sourcing Coordinator (Tijuana)
🏢 Panasonic
📍 Tijuana