Direct Purchasing Leader

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.  A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which we’re calling SpinCo, until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support SpinCo, which will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications. To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Direct Purchasing Leader located in Guadalajara, North Campus . Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Direct Purchasing Direct Leader´s role involves being in charge of overseeing activities related to the procurement of direct materials, parts, components and equipment, and directs/coordinates activities of personnel engaged in procurement.  General duties will include identifying and procuring the goods and services that an organization requires, manage all procurement-related activities. Maintain purchasing goals/metrics, develop purchasing policy and procedures and guide and mentor the team with regard to all purchasing activities to ensure value is achieved providing maximum value to the business.  What a typical day looks like: Assist management to establish roles and duties of purchasing goals  Drive for Inventory Turn Over improvement per site targets  Manage and optimize inventory at target levels  Drive for 100% supplier on time delivery  Initiate inventory control/cost containment to give in Purchase Price Variance  Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services  Work closely with the team to ensure purchasing compliance to corporate directives  Review controls to reduce exposures on End of Life Projects to minimize exposure on obsolete stock  Help corporate excess materials internal programs (as appropriate)  Deal with day-to-day operational issues with staff and act as escalation to unresolved HR issues to management  Streamline Purchasing processes and develop integrated purchasing strategies to effectively manage the suppliers on order fulfillment and assurance of supply  Direct, develop & implement policies, procedures, and metrics to effectively manage materials shortages & ensure order   fulfillment.   Creates and presents customized reporting using Microsoft Excel (reports for top purchasing management)  Experience with high volume manufacturing, SMT, automated lines  Create an environment that fosters team building & high performance  Interface with both internal & external stakeholders to derive achievable targets, set up strategic plan and drive the team towards meeting the target as set forth  The experience we’re looking to add to our team: Bachelor's degree   or equivalent experience work experience. Fluent English, must have strong verbal and written communication skills  Experience in the   purchasing/procurement   area. Supplier management and vendor communication. Manufacturing experience preferred CPIM and CPM preferred Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. What you’ll receive for the great work you provide: Competitive Salary. Life & Medical insurance. Christmas Bonus.