Indirect Buyer – IESS Supply Chain

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility leader, designing, manufacturing, marketing, and servicing a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. We are committed to building a better world, where smart vehicles and infrastructure create a safer, cleaner, and more productive experience for everyone. As an Indirect Buyer, you will play a vital role in supporting our operations by ensuring the timely and efficient procurement of essential goods and services, directly impacting our operational efficiency and bottom line.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

As an Indirect Buyer, you will be responsible for strategic sourcing decisions and actions, driven by market conditions data around cost, technology, and quality. Your main duties will include:

• Supporting the development and swift implementation of Category Strategies.
• Deploying actions within categories and delivering savings targets where appropriate.
• Providing analysis on costs and reviewing cost reduction activities.
• Working cross-functionally to identify suppliers within the scope of category requirements.
• Monitoring market trends, competitor strategies, and market suppliers.
• Aligning the scope of products and services between suppliers and stakeholders.
• Negotiating contracts, reviewing and analyzing contractual drafts, and managing contracts.
• Conducting supplier assessment and onboarding.
• Maintaining strong supplier relationships and effective communication.
• Supporting the collection of supplier, market, and category information.
• Tracking and documenting risk and issue management for the category.
• Supporting implementation of risk mitigation, cost reduction, and inventory management plans.
• Engaging with internal customers for effective forecasting to identify future procurement needs, including training requirements for different skill teams.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Engineering [Preferred], Logistics, Supply Chain).
• Languages: Spanish & English (proficient).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage complexity (high number of suppliers and components).
• High resilience and tolerance to frustration.
• 3-5 years of experience in Procurement Area (Indirect Purchasing desirable-Forming and Molding Machines, Plastic Injection Molding Machines

Competencies Needed

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of applied practices, concepts, and processes in several procurement fields (e.g., category management, contract negotiation, policies and procedures, project management).
• Experience managing strategic sourcing projects.
• Advanced analytical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Strategic vision across multiple skill teams to make effective recommendations.
• Advanced planning, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage large, moderately complex, medium to high-impact projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships.
• Ability to influence key stakeholders.

Other Considerations

• Experience in T&Cs / legal elements of business to help quickly assess Ford risk.
• Maturity to interface with different cross-functional teams.
• Preferred experience with Ariba P2P and S2C.

• Basic knowledge in International Commerce and its applications.

Job Base Location - GTBC (Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juarez - Estado de México)

DISCLAIMER: Ford Motor Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, as we are committed with a diverse workforce, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and basis of disability.