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Project Purchasing Buyer

Location: 

Queretaro, MX, CP.76220

Date:  Jan 2, 2026
Posting Date:  Fri, 02 01 2026
Job Area:  Purchasing
Job Level:  Experienced

Main Tasks

  • Ensures adequate representation of Purchasing with its strategy and targets in cross-functional project teams 
  • Application of purchasing-  and material group strategies and specifically defined supplier panels in projects
  • Ensures that selection of suppliers is in alignment with the material group management enabling best use of know-how, innovations  and cost optimization potentials coming from supplier base.
  • Application of  Purchasing standard methods, processes and tools for standardized and efficient processes
  • Coordinates project specific sourcing activities and all purchasing related processes in a product , market project  or development project with cross-functional project team members, Commodity Buyers, Lead Buyers, ASQ and MGM, also for global projects
  •  Overall responsibility for meeting project related material cost targets, project timing (achievement of xSEP milestones or WF deadlines), quality of components and timely tracking of all necessary data & facts in applicable documents and tools
  • Ensures project related internal and cross-functional information exchange - especially with R&D and Project Management.
  • Coordinates releases and launches of material / parts / tools during the project phases with ASQ and R&D
  • Prepares and maintains the required project related documentation like project purchasing data sheet (IPPDS), project tacking tool and necessary documentation in CIM database and ensures correctness and up-to-dateness of these documents/dat
  • aManages all mandatory xSEP documents, e.g. Risk Assessment Sheet for Purchased Part, Overview Supplier APQP Status Report (with support of ASQ and Commodity Buyer/Lead Buyer), as well as all mandatory documents required by group purchasing guidelines, e.g. Sourcing Decision Sheet.
  •  Provides purchasing input  to the project core team and for other project key documents such as Risk Analysis and Feasibility.
  • Maintains all xSEP relevant information in CIM Database to ensure that all purchasing related information are available within the project core team.
  • Ensures and supervises project timing including all necessary xSEP work packages, APQP, pre-production / “0”-series, performance test, IMDS data, etc..

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Skills

Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Relationship Management
Project Management
Vendor Management
Cross-Functional Understanding
Supplier Performance Monitoring
TCO Analysis
Cost Management
Strategic Planning
Negotiation