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KION Group · Presencial · Guadalupe, Mexico
Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for multiple direct material categories, ensuring supply continuity, cost competitiveness, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and support for new product introductions. The position serves as the subject matter expert for assigned commodities, providing functional leadership and strategic direction across procurement, engineering, quality, materials, and operations teams without direct supervisory responsibility.

We offer:

What We Offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

 

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do in This Role:

  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodities and supplier portfolios.
  • Evaluate market conditions, capacity, cost drivers, supplier risks, and opportunities for localization or consolidation.
  • Lead RFQs, RFIs, sourcing events, commercial negotiations, contract support, and supplier selection recommendations.
  • Manage strategic supplier relationships, business reviews, performance evaluations, and supplier development initiatives.
  • Partner with Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing, Materials, Quality, and Operations on new products, engineering changes, and supplier transitions.
  • Drive PPV improvements, annual cost savings, supplier performance, and sourcing milestones.
  • Develop dual-source strategies, contingency plans, and supplier recovery actions for critical risks.
  • Track category KPIs, savings, supplier OTD, quality, capacity readiness, and risk mitigation progress.
  • Prepare executive reports and recommendations for Procurement leadership.
  • Ensure compliance with procurement policies, quality requirements, ethical sourcing standards, and audit requirements.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to Strategic Buyers and Category Specialists.
  • This role does not include direct personnel management responsibilities.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
  • 5–10 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, or Commodity Management.
  • Experience managing multiple direct-material commodities in a global manufacturing environment.
  • Strong experience in supplier negotiations, cost analysis, category strategy, NPI, and supplier localization.
  • Knowledge of supplier risk management, supplier quality, Lean, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Experience with SAP or other ERP systems, Microsoft Office, Power BI, and KPI reporting.
  • Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Annual Cost Savings and PPV Improvement.
  • Supplier OTD and Quality Performance.
  • Supplier Capacity Readiness.
  • Risk Mitigation Closure Rate.
  • Localization Savings.
  • NPI Sourcing Milestone Achievement.
  • Contract Coverage Compliance.

 

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Sobre KION Group

KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally. KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered. KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready. Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM , stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automatio

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