Sourcing Specialist

Department: Sourcing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Fresnillo

Description

Mission:
To find, assess, and consolidate suppliers of electric motor components to support IEC Holden's ambitious growth (5X in 5 years), deliver timely and accurate supplier quotes for bids, drive cost reduction initiatives and payment term improvement, and ensure high-quality goods or services at competitive prices while maintaining strong, reliable supplier relationships.

Outcomes

• Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Sourcing Roadmap at the Bidding Stage: 95% on time and 80% accuracy
• Sustaining Program Material Cost Reduction: 2% YOY
• New Product Introduction (NPI) Material Cost Accuracy: 100%
• Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) Improvement: 22 days improvement
• Take a key role in new suppliers or new part qualification process
• Provide support to cross functional teams addressing material shortages or supplier quality issue as needed

Role Competencies

• Problem Solver - Demonstrated ability to independently identify, analyze, and resolve supply chain challenges by developing effective solutions. The candidate will apply critical thinking, creativity, and strong decision-making skills to assess situations, identify root causes, and implement strategies to overcome obstacles.
• Experience in Supply Chain and/or Procurement Function - 3+ years of global Supply Chain and/or Procurement experience in electric motor manufacturing.
• Commodity Knowledge on Electric Motors Components - 3+ years of strategic sourcing experience in electric motor industry, including supplier qualification, negotiating contracts and pricing, risk management, supplier relationship management, supply base consolidation etc.
• Execution Excellence - Past high performance in managing large-scale RFQ - on time, on budget, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope and within budget. Past high performance in acting as sourcing leader for NPI launches-leading smooth new supplier introduction, expediting material shortages, managing customer communications, and addressing BOM cost discrepancies.
• Data-Driven Decision Making - Advanced skills in MS Office Excel, all these competencies will have a strong foundation of data.

Cultural Competencies

• Exceptional, Pro-active Communication - With both customers and internal stakeholders. All stakeholders know exactly what is going on, what is needed and what to expect.
• Manage Commitments - Constantly manages the commitments of all stakeholders.
• Deliver on Commitments - Has an exceptional say:do ratio and proactively manages / renegotiates commitments as needed.
• Transparency - Is an open book about the status of their work, performance and metrics, making you very coachable.
• Fun to work with - Always pleasant, enjoyable to work with, positive attitude and believes everything is possible.