IMI plc
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Role Overview:
Ensure the supply of direct and indirect materials to the plant complying with the established quality, delivery and savings guidelines and established production standards, in addition to developing direct and indirect suppliers that are competitive in quality, deliveries and price.
Work Environment: Please detail if the role is on-site, hybrid, or remote
Key Responsibilities:
- Material planning and operational execution of sourcing
Lead the planning of materials ensuring the correct translation of the demand plan into purchase requirements (MRP), as well as the timely execution of purchase orders. Guarantee the complete supply cycle: placement, confirmation, monitoring and fulfillment of orders, aligning shipment dates with production requirements. Coordinate with planning and logistics the collection, transit and delivery of materials to the plant or point of use, ensuring end-to-end visibility, until physical reception
- Inventory management and planning parameters
Manage inventory levels by defining, calculating, and updating planning parameters, including safety stock, reorder points, and hedging policies. Ensure the correct updating of these parameters in the system, aligning them with the variability of demand, delivery times and operational strategy, to guarantee availability of materials without generating excess inventory, maintaining the integrity and governance of the master data associated with MRP.
- Supply continuity and supplier management
Ensure continuity of supply by meeting on-time deliveries and effectively managing supplier performance. Negotiate and coordinate with suppliers the allocation of capacity and priorities to meet operational requirements, maintaining the balance between availability of materials, inventory levels and production stability.
- Strategic Purchasing and Cost Optimization
Develop and implement sourcing strategies that ensure cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness. Push commercial negotiations, and local commodity management, as well as initiatives to promote the improvement of supplier localization, engineering changes and optimization of the supply base.
- Development, evaluation and approval of local suppliers
Develop and homologate new and existing suppliers ensuring their technical, operational and quality capacity from launch phases to production, mitigating delivery and quality risks through compliance with standards and monitoring of key metrics and implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with current regulations applicable to customs and tax matters in the relationship with suppliers.
- Asset management in suppliers (tooling and equipment)
Manage molds, tools, and equipment assigned to suppliers, ensuring their maintenance, traceability, and proper use. Validate major repairs in conjunction with Operations and Engineering in accordance with internal policies.
- Indirect Material Purchases
Manage the supply of materials and indirect services ensuring operational availability, cost control and alignment with budgets, and maintenance and/or development of inventory control systems, and the development of reliable suppliers.
- Environmental compliance and internal policies
Ensure compliance with environmental policies, internal procedures, and applicable regulations.
Critical Competencies for Success:
- Required Education: Bachelor's Degree / Completed Engineering (specialty not specified)
- 5 years of minimum experience in direct and indirect material purchasing, negotiation strategies internationally is a plus. Knowledge and management of PPV, PPM, OTD and Inventories indicators, personnel management, etc.
- APICS or knowledge of the purchasing structure and demonstrable planning (High).
- Knowledge of product costing
- ISO/TS (Basic
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) at an Intermediate level
- ERP System (SAP, JDE)
Health & Safety
The physical demands described within the Key Duties & Responsibilities section of this job description are required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities. Please contact your local HR representative to discuss the specific Work Conditions and Physical Requirements of this role.
Health, Safety, and Environmental Duties – At IMI we are all personally committed to protecting our people, minimizing our impact to the environment, the communities we operate in and our company. All members of our workforce have the duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of themselves, others, and the environment. Every employee is expected to follow all HSE operating procedures, also to challenge any observed behaviors or unsafe acts.
Code of Ethics
IMI requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings, particularly with customers, suppliers, advisors, employees, and the authorities. In accordance with the IMI Way: Our Code of Responsible Business.
Changes to This Job Description
IMI may amend this job description in whole or part at any time.
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IMI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
