Purchasing Operations Supervisor

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Job Summary

The ideal candidate will be responsible for conducting comprehensive Purchasing Operations for Purchasing Direct activities, ensuring efficiency, analyzing data, and providing actionable insights to support business decisions. This role requires a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. This role involves managing staff, coordinating schedules, and handling administrative tasks to maintain smooth workflow to achieve overall goals.

Job Responsibilities

  • Centralized Procurement Management: Oversee the end-to-end procurement processes across multiple manufacturing sites from a centralized shared service center to ensure standardization and efficiency across locations.
  • Process Standardization and Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to standardize purchasing processes across the SSC to create a consistent and efficient workflow. This includes implementing best practices in procurement, identifying automation opportunities, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making and Reporting: Use data analytics to drive purchasing decisions, forecast trends, and report on key metrics such as cost savings, supplier performance, and operational efficiency.
  • Create and distribute regular performance reports to provide insights to SSC management and stakeholders.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration with Purchasing Manufacturing Teams: Collaborate to ensure alignment between procurement and production needs. By proactively aligning with these departments, the purchasing supervisor helps streamline processes, reduce lead times, and maintain optimal inventory levels across manufacturing sites.

Job Knowledge and Skills:

  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Effective communication
  • Time management
  • Adaptability to process changes
  • Complex problem-solving skills
  • Detailed-oriented and accuracy
  • Thinking outside of the box
  • Transparency
  • Data Analysis and reporting skills
  • Teamwork
  • Experience with process improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma, to drive efficiency and streamline operations in the SSC.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including inventory control, materials planning, and quality standards.
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience in data analysis, forecasting, and using metrics to drive purchasing decisions. Familiarity with data analysis tools (i.e. Excel, Power BI, Tableau or SAP).
  • Excellent communication skills to work effectively across departments, including manufacturing, quality control, finance, and supply chain teams. Strong leadership and people management skills to motivate and develop the purchasing team in a shared service environment.
  • Hybrid scheme.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Qualifications:

Years of Experience:

  • 5+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain management, with a focus on manufacturing environments. Prior experience in a Shared Service Center or centralized procurement environment is highly desirable.
  • 2 to 3 years of demonstrated leadership experience.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in international Affairs, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field.
  • Language: English TOEIC up to 700 pts or C1 / Fluent Spanish.

Specific Course/Certifications

  • Computer Skills: Office 365 Suite, SAP ERP, Pivot Tables, Desirable: Tableau.

5. Travel Required?

  • Travel %: 20%

Nissan (NMEX, NRFS, NRFM and ANZEN) hires based on the fulfillment of the job profile in the vacancy, without distinction or discrimination based on gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, language, religion, political or any other opinion, national or social origin, economic position, birth or any other condition.

By applying for the advertised position, candidates acknowledge that Nissan Mexicana and its subsidiaries reserve the right to conduct a public conduct search due to the sensitive nature of the assets and information involved in the role. This includes, but is not limited to, proprietary information, financial data, and other assets requiring safeguarding. Nissan Mexicana and its subsidiaries assure confidentiality and compliance with all legal requirements regarding the use of such information.  By applying for this position, you are consenting to this check. 

Mexico City Mexico

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