Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Formulate annual business plans for achievement of cost reductions and year over year performance improvement
- Obtains and analyzes quotes to determine best value, then recommends general sourcing solutions based on data and facts collected
- Provides proper documentation for review at sourcing councils including total landed cost analysis taking into account duty, freight, packaging, surcharge, payment terms and other financial factors. Includes understanding of SSA status and any financial risk. Consistently utilizes IPOs in quoting new business. Considers global spend for all suppliers
- Ability to maintain control of a project to meet timing and address basic 'roadblocks' that relate to Purchasing. Initiates and leads technical reviews with cross functional teams; keeps OISR updated and tracks to program milestones
- Ability to clearly list out Dana's negotiable items and the supplier's and negotiate basic items/deals with minimal supervision.



Clearly understands the details and how to prepare for negotiations and adheres to his/her walk-away
- Consistently sends out and reviews complete RFQ packages and negotiates the basic terms of a contract to support an agreement. Understand what type of contract is required. Understands key points to leverage beyond price. Understands Dana's standard Terms and Conditions
- Monitors supplier(s) performance, audits results and elevates issues within the suppliers organization for resolution. Understands and reviews the corrective actions for sustained results. Holds regular performance review meetings with key stakeholders and measures compliance to agreements. Tracks Savings projects and reports accurate forecasts and actuals in Savings Tracker. Understands supplier surcharge mechanisms
- Works proactively with other departments to find ways of reducing the need for inventory
- Analyzes processes in supply chain to ensure optimum workflows and takes active steps to remove non-value-added wo

📌 Sr. Buyer (Santiago de Querétaro)
🏢 Dana Canada
📍 Santiago de Querétaro