Position Summary

The Buyer is responsible for expanding and strengthening the Mexico-based supply
base for automotive parts by identifying new suppliers, leading end-to-end
supplier onboarding and eligibility assessment, and executing sourcing/program
management activities for vehicles produced in Mexico. The role partners closely
with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics,
Finance, and Legal to deliver competitive commercial awards while ensuring
suppliers meet quality, delivery, and compliance expectations.

Key Objectives

* Grow and diversify the Mexico supply base to improve competitiveness and
optimize cost for purchased components and services.Manage new supplier
onboarding and certification, ensuring suppliers meet required eligibility
and assessment standards.
* Lead sourcing program management activities for Mexico-built vehicles (“Mx to
Mx” program management), aligning sourcing timing and deliverables with
vehicle program milestones.
* Support other buyers and general commodity teams by providing Mexico market




intelligence and local supplier options to achieve best-cost outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

1) New Supplier Identification & Development (Mexico Focus)

* Proactively identify, screen, and qualify potential Mexico-based suppliers
aligned to commodity strategy and manufacturing footprint needs.
* Build and maintain a robust pipeline of candidate suppliers through market
research, industry networks, plant/cluster mapping, and collaboration with
internal stakeholders.
* Engage potential investors/suppliers to develop Mexico commodity capability
where gaps exist (localization opportunities, new capacity, or technical
capability expansion).
* Coordinate supplier discovery activities (intro meetings, RFIs, NDA
initiation, capability reviews) and maintain supplier profiles and
documentation.

2) Supplier Eligibility / New Supplier Assessment Leadership

* Lead the Supplier Pre-Assessment Process (SPA) to evaluate suitab

📌 Mx Program Buyer (Santo Tomé)
🏢 Stellantis
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