# Senior Buyer – Tooling & Equipment

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Naucalpan de Juarez
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Procurement
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

## Job Overview

Join Ford of Mexico as a Senior Buyer – Tooling & Equipment. Celebrating over 100 years of legacy in Mexico, Ford is a vibrant community of innovators shaping the global future of transportation.

## Job Description

As a Senior Buyer – Tooling & Equipment, you will develop and execute sourcing strategies for machinery and tooling equipment. You will negotiate contracts and pricing terms with suppliers, build relationships with key suppliers, identify cost-savings opportunities, monitor market trends, and partner with cross-functional teams.

### Responsibilities

- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for machinery and tooling equipment, including market research, supplier identification, and supplier qualification.

- Negotiate contracts and pricing terms with suppliers, drafting agreements and resolving disputes to secure favorable, low-risk outcomes.

- Build and strengthen relationships with key suppliers to drive collaboration, reliability, and continuous improvement.

- Identify and deliver measurable cost-savings opportunities through rigorous cost analysis and negotiation.

- Monitor market trends and forecast demand to proactively manage supply risk and availability.

- Partner with engineering, operations, and finance teams to align procurement strategy with business priorities, and report on performance using key metrics.

### Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field , or equivalent practical experience.

- Typically, 2 to 4 years of experience in procurement or sourcing; experience with capital equipment purchasing is a plus.

- A track record of successful negotiation and cost reduction, with quantifiable results preferred.

- Proficiency with procurement or ERP software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Coupa, or Ariba).

- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust across diverse teams and suppliers.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Experience working with international suppliers is a plus.

- Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- sourcing
- negotiation
- cost analysis
- supplier relationship management
- ERP software

### Nice to have
- capital equipment purchasing
- international suppliers
- Spanish language proficiency

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