The Role
The Plant Buyer is responsible for executing the source-to-pay process to support plant operations through the timely procurement of goods, materials, and services. This role ensures supply continuity, cost competitiveness, supplier performance, and compliance with company policies and operational requirements while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

What You'll Do (Impact Areas)
- Source and manage machining, fabrication, and metalworking suppliers, including CNC machining, tooling, fabricated components, and custom-manufactured parts, ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, and delivery performance.
- Manage the end-to-end procurement process, including RFQs, sourcing activities, negotiations, purchase order creation, and order tracking.
- Identify, qualify, onboard, and develop suppliers to meet operational and business requirements.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, Incoterms, and commercial agreements with suppliers.
- Execute supplier performance reviews and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.




- Implement cost-saving projects and mitigation plans to reduce the impact of supplier price increases.
- Manage supplier relationships and resolve service, quality, delivery, and payment issues.
- Maintain supplier master data, pricing records, contracts, and purchasing documentation.
- Collaborate with logistics, finance, import/export, and plant teams to ensure seamless supply chain execution.
- Support compliance programs including SA8000, REPSE, IATF, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 9001 requirements.
- Monitor purchasing KPIs and support operational excellence initiatives across the plant.

What Success Looks Like
- Consistent on-time delivery of products and services required by plant operations.
- Achievement of purchasing savings and cost reduction targets.
- Strong supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and service metrics.
- Accurate and timely execution of procurement t

📌 Plant Buyer (México)
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📍 México