Job description:

Ariston Saltillo is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Direct Material Buyer to join our team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work cross-functionally, optimize material availability, and support a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Purchasing Management & Negotiation
• Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers for assigned commodities, including steel, packaging, brass, aluminum, stamping, laser-cut components, machined parts, and critical engineered components.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, quality standards, and delivery schedules using Cost Breakdown Analysis (CBD) as the primary methodology.
• Manage significant annual spend volumes (approximately USD $3-5M, depending on role scope) with clear accountability for budget variances.
• Identify, quantify, and implement cost reduction initiatives, targeting annual savings of 3-5%.

2. Analysis & Strategic Sourcing
• Monitor commodity markets and pricing trends, including LME, COMEX, and relevant market intelligence,



to forecast cost impacts and support negotiations with data-driven insights.
• Track Planned Price Variance (PPV) against presente performance and prepare executive reports on variances.
• Conduct supplier benchmarking, multi-source quotation analysis, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) evaluations.
• Partner with Planning and Finance teams on demand forecasting and annual budgeting cycles (STD/Budget).

3. Supplier Management
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with critical and high-risk suppliers, proactively escalating and resolving issues.
• Support supplier quality assessments (QAA) and basic supplier audits.
• Negotiate complex commercial terms, including prepayment vs. COD arrangements, warranties, lead times, and special purchasing conditions.

4. Systems & Tools
• Utilize SAP MM for purchase order creation and maintenance, goods receipt tracking, and variance management.
• Leverage advanced Excel capabilities f

📌 DIRECT MATERIAL BUYER (Saltillo)
🏢 Ariston México
📍 Saltillo