Company Description

DY Corporation is a South Korean company founded in 1978. Throughout the years DY has become a globally competitive supplier of hydro automotive components for industrial machinery mainly focused in heavy duty. DY has been expanding around different countries such as Japan, China, India, USA and Mexico.

The site in Mexico is named DY Mechatronics . It is so far one of the biggest and most important projects held by the corporation, the reason why we are very excited to work on our new team.

Position

Purchase Coordinator

Location

Apodaca, Nuevo León

Job Description

The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for managing the company's purchasing activities, establishing procurement plans for materials and products, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to ensure efficient procurement. This role involves optimizing purchasing costs, ensuring quality, and ensuring that raw materials and parts are delivered on time in alignment with production schedules.

Key Responsabilities:

1) Purchasing Planning and Management

a. Develop purchasing plans based on departmental needs, ensuring timely procurement within budget and schedule.

b. Coordinate with production schedules to ensure materials are delivered on time.

c. Follow up the orders directly with the suppliers

2) Supplier Management and Negotiation

a. Lead negotiations with suppliers to ensure optimal prices and conditions.

b. Maintain relationships with current suppliers and identify and evaluate and develop new suppliers.

c. Monitor supplier performance, assessing quality, pricing, and delivery times, and drive continuous improvement.

3) Purchase Orders and Order Management

a. Accurately create purchase orders and manage purchase documents to ensure procurement on time of raw materials and parts.

b. Track order progress and ensure delivery schedules are met.

c. Manage purchase order, approval procedures and related documentation, providing regular reports to management.

d. Follow up OTD

4) Cost Management and Budget Compliance

a. Manage purchasing costs and ensure procurement is within budget, aiming for cost savings.

b. Propose strategies for cost reduction and continuously improve cost-efficient purchasing methods.

5) Quality Control and Problem Resolution

a. Oversee the quality of purchased materials and parts, solving any quality issues promptly.

b. Set quality standards with suppliers and manage the process for returns and exchanges in case of defective items.

c. Control and use of Company's MRP (SAP).

6) Reporting and Data Analysis

a. Analyze purchasing data to monitor performance and provide regular reports to management.

b. Set key performance indicators (KPIs) and develop action plans for improvement to enhance operational efficiency.

7) Blueprint and technical drawing interpretation

a. Ability to read mechanical drawings (views, sections, geometric tolerances, welding symbols).

b. Understanding of specified materials and surface treatments.

8) CNC machining processes

a. Knowledge of operations such as turning, milling, drilling, and grinding.

b. Understanding the capabilities and limitations of machining centers.

c. Familiarity with cycle times and quoting of machined parts.

9) Welding process

a. Knowledge of welding processes.

b. Interpretation of welding symbols and specifications.

10)Supplier development

a. Evaluate suppliers

b. Follow up performance

11)FTA knowledge

a. Management of FTA terms

b. Managing certificate of origin (C/O)

Requirements

· Education: Bachelor's degree or higher (Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain or related fields)

· Experience: At least 3 years of experience in purchasing, Buyer positions or procurement management

· Understanding of purchasing and procurement operations

· Experience with ERP SAP (MM) and purchasing-related software

· Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills

· Data analysis and Excel proficiency

· Good communication and teamwork abilities