Job ID: 24277- Location: Tlajomulco, MXThe Senior Manager Advanced Purchasing will be responsible for leading a team of advanced purchasing specialists for assigned product lines within the Electrification Division in North America. This leader will have accountability for sourcing execution & components introduction, meeting bill of material targets, project milestones, cost savings and department budgets. The individual will be responsible for people development, focus on a strong team dynamic and provide leadership support to direct staff and executive leaders.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the direct team member & manage the department KPI’s.
- Assure in-time and in-target sourcing.
- Support new business acquisitions by providing most competitive cost.
- Partner with R&D; to drive and develop design to cost.
- Drive supplier & components localization in North America.
- Drive and deliver cost savings, quality improvements, and improved delivery performance by cross functional cooperation with R&D;, Quality and Operations.




- Represent purchasing in steering and executive board meetings.
- Manage existing and build new supplier relationships.
- Establishes and executes risk mitigation strategies to ensure ongoing business continuity.
- Build collaborative and effective stakeholder relationships with all business units. Leverage relationship to drive decision making for complex sourcing decision / supply chain challenges.

Job Requirements:
- Ability to build relationships across all levels of an organization.
- Ability to engage with Senior Executives and deliver clear and concise presentations and messaging.
- Experience with identifying and developing new supplier business partners.
- Experience with building and leveraging complex strategic internal relationships.
- Experience in technical and commercial negotiations.
- +5 years of leadership experience in purchasing.
- 10 years of working experience in purchasing.
- Must be willing to trave

📌 Senior Manager Advanced Purchasing (Tlajomulco de Zúñiga)
🏢 Vitesco Technologies Group
📍 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga