Due to business growth, ECI is opening new Direct Material Buyer positions in Juarez that will support multiple operations in North America. If you love challenges, have experience quoting and negotiating contracts with Direct material suppliers, we invite you to apply for our open positions.

Direct Material Buyer

Purpose

Direct Material Buyers will be responsible for obtaining direct material cost reduction through identification of VAVE opportunities, competitive quotes, negotiation with suppliers and other cost reduction tools. Qualified candidates for Direct Material Buyer positions will be considered for one of ECI's Direct Purchasing Categories: Accessories, Cables or Terminals & Connectors. Experience in Mechanical and Electrical Components is a plus.

Key activities and responsibilities:

• Identification of cost reduction opportunities through the study of historical and projected material consumption.
• Interaction with the different functional areas (Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing) to understand business needs and ensure that this is reflected in negotiated contracts
• Development of win/win relationships with suppliers to enable ECI to achieve the objectives identified in the business plan.
• Analysis of direct material spend list
• Classification of spend by category
• Development of cost reduction plans and tactics aligned with category strategy
• Execution of quotations and negotiations according to strategy
• Implementation of long-term contracts that generate year-over-year price reductions
• Assisting operational buyers in resolving supplier issues

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required.
• Fluent English

Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• A minimum 3 years of direct material purchasing experience in some specific commodity or category
• Experience in purchasing raw materials such as Mechanical and Electrical components, Cables and Accessories is a plus
• Demonstrated Purchasing experience related to RFQ processes
• Solid knowledge of benchmarking, volume spend and savings achievements and strategies development and implementation
• Strong experience in high level supplier negotiations and competitive quotations and contracts management
• Ability to analyze costs and understand material cost drivers
• Execution of strategies and tactical application for product cost reductions
• Excellent interpersonal communication, customer service, and organization skills.