Senior Sourcing Specialist page is loaded## Senior Sourcing Specialistremote type: Onsitelocations: Zapopan, JAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 16, 2025 (6 days left to apply)job requisition id: R **Purpose and Scope:**Execute category strategy, drive key sourcing activities and act as a Business Partner to the key stakeholders of the organization.**Tasks and Responsibilities:****Strategy Execution*** Supports the category strategy creation and ensures execution of category strategies in the assigned country* Is an active part of the extended team for assigned country* Providing insights on the local/ regional market* Presents decision recommendation to the decision board to ensure a transparent and aligned decision making.**Business Partnering*** Identifies key stakeholders and acts as Business Partner to them.* With internal and/ or external stakeholders, creates a clear vision and value proposition for Procurement* Works with stakeholders to identify short and long-term plans for creating value (eg, sourcing plans, roadmaps)* Becomes a trusted advisor for key suppliers, and senior stakeholders for strategic advice and counsel.**Supplier Management and Selection*** Conducts complex supplier selection activities and management of formal strategic sourcing and RFx processes including supplier identification, supplier due diligence activities and owns supplier life-cycle management.
Identifies relevant stakeholders for the sourcing event and manages them as a project team.* Drives and conducts price and contract negotiations with a high degree of autonomy, in alignment with business stakeholders and procurement functions as required.* Works with a high degree of autonomy and takes decisions within assigned area of responsibility.
Presents results and recommendations for management decisions to relevant decision boards and stakeholders.* Coaches, supervises and collaborates with sourcing specialists for specified sourcing initiatives and supplier management.* Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and R2P tools; leverages and utilizes eAuctions where appropriate.* For assigned areas, resolves diligently quality, supply, or any other issues in close collaboration with the local and regional stakeholders.**Analysis and Documentation*** Performs proposal analysis, including price analyses, “Should Cost” modelling, benchmarking and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).* Generates proposal/ quote comparisons and compiles detailed assessment of cost breakdowns.* Ensures full documentation (RFQs documents, contracts, and data & price maintenance at each sourcing project closure.)**Risk Management and Ethical Standards*** Evaluates financial stability of suppliers and manages supplier risks as needed while considering the local plans, regulations, and specificities.* Demonstrates the highest ethical standards and ensures Fresenius Medical Care procedures are adopted and followed.**Required training and education:**University Degree in Economics, Business Administration or respectively equal educational training incl.
relevant work experience**Experience:*** Minimum 5 years professional experience within tactical Procurement* Extensive purchasing experience in an international context, Healthcare sector preferred* Knowledge of industry-specific rules and regulations as well as industry standards* Understands the business environment* Collects, handles, and analyses diverse data types while leveraging digital communication technologies.
* Delivers structured and compelling strategies based on data-driven insights, stakeholder needs and business objectives.
* Embraces change and new ideas as well as formulates and applies creative responses to problems.* Communicates effectively* Drives negotiations for strong outcomes including optimal financial and operational results.
* Collaborates to create and manage contracts aligned with legal standards.* Takes an organized approach to managing projects, including defining a clear scope, key deliverables and timeline that is communicated regularly to stakeholders.* Demonstrates and applies a holistic Procurement approach based on a deep internal & external analysis jointly with strong stakeholder engagement and a long-term vision and strategy.* Develops and applies a methodology for selecting, negotiating, contracting, and implementing supplier agreement(s) with the aim of reducing the total costs of purchased materials/goods/services while maintaining and improving levels of quality, service, and technology.* MS Office* Fluent English; Other languages a plus* Flexibility for occasional business travelling (10%)**#1 Top Workplace in the area.**
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