Manager, Automotive Procurement

Business Overview:

Vitro Automotive Glass produces advanced glass products for the world’s most well-known automotive manufacturers. We work collaboratively with our customers to ensure that our glass provides the safety, comfort, efficiency required for today’s modern vehicles.

Vitro Automotive Glass operates glass manufacturing plants, fabrication facilities and distribution centers worldwide that are solely focused on the production of automotive glass. This scale allows us to provide the quality and technology required for large volume OEM production, while bringing that same attention to detail and quality to our automotive replacement glass (ARG) operations.

As the needs of the automotive industry rapidly evolve, Vitro stays ahead of the curve to help automakers, distributors and installers meet the ever-changing standards for safety, efficiency and sustainability. It’s not enough just to meet specifications. We are committed to working collaboratively to deliver whatever comes next.

Position Overview:

Lead, structure and execute the procurement strategy for indirect materials (MRO) and services to ensure the operational continuity of the production plants. The incumbent is responsible for optimizing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), participating jointly with the corporate team in the negotiation of high-impact framework agreements, and managing the supplier panel, ensuring compliance with the company's quality and safety standards without interfering with the direct raw materials, production components, packaging or distribution logistics lines.

Responsibilities:

Indirect Sourcing Strategy

• Design and implement the Sourcing strategy for indirect categories: Spare Parts (MRO), Tooling, Shop Consumables, Maintenance and Engineering Services (Utilities/Facilities).
• Conduct ongoing spend analysis to identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, catalog standardization and economies of scale.

Contract Negotiation and Management

• Negotiate corporate contracts, service level agreements (SLAs) and long-term contracts with critical suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms and mitigate legal or financial risks for the company.

Plant Operations and Continuity (MRO)

• Ensure timely supply of critical spare parts for production equipment and analytical services, preventing line stoppages (Line Down).
• Manage MRO inventory levels in coordination with plant warehouses to optimize working capital and cash flow.

Supplier Development and Compliance

• Evaluate, audit and develop the indirect supplier panel based on cost, lead time, quality and sustainability metrics.
• Ensure that suppliers comply with the ethical policies, environmental regulations and quality certifications required by the company.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, International Business, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, business administration.
• Experience with direct negotiation of prices, consignment agreements and safety stock levels. Quality or delivery escalations.
• Experience with management of purchases of heavy machinery, tooling, and maintenance or specialized technical support contracts.
• Negotiation and escalation with facilities companies (security, cleaning, cafeterias), construction companies, consulting firms and service outsourcing agencies.
• Interaction with quality management system audit firms.

Strategic and Interpersonal Skills (Soft Skills)

• Strong negotiation, persuasion and conflict management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strategic vision, analytical thinking and a data-driven approach.
• Leadership and the ability to build effective teams.
• Excellent assertive communication to interact with internal and external customers.

Technical Competencies (Hard Skills)

• Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP) and e-Procurement platforms (Ariba)
• In-depth knowledge of the industrial services market and MRO categories.
• Understanding of quality management systems applied to the supply chain (e.g., ISO 9001).
• Project management, cost reduction methodologies and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) analysis.