Head of Purchasing

Your Key Responsibilities

• Establish and implement regional purchasing strategies, policies, guidelines, and procedures in alignment with global purchasing standards and business requirements.
• Lead supplier selection, development, negotiation, and partnership management to ensure competitive performance in Quality, Cost, Delivery, Innovation and Compliance.
• Establish budget and monitor purchasing performance metrics, including cost savings, cost avoidance, payment terms, supplier performance, amongst others.
• Oversee the development and optimization of the regional supplier base to support business growth, competitiveness, resilience, and long-term value creation.
• Co-decide on internal or external sourcing strategies, including make-or-buy evaluations, supplier nomination, and regional sourcing decisions.
• Plan and prioritize purchasing resources, budgets, cost targets, and improvement initiatives across the assigned organizational unit.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate purchasing and supplier-related risks, including capacity limitations, supplier dependency, logistics disruptions, tariff exposure, and compliance risks.
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Product Management, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, Operations within the region and globally to align purchasing activities with business priorities.
• Lead, develop, and coach the regional purchasing team, fostering accountability, collaboration, professional growth, and strong execution discipline.
• Hold disciplinary reporting responsibility for assigned Corporate Global roles, ensuring effective people management, development, performance feedback, and alignment between regional execution and global functional priorities.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain Management within the automotive industry.
• Proven leadership experience managing purchasing teams and supplier relationships.
• Strong negotiation, cost optimization and supplier development skills.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.