Regional Buyer Americas
Monterrey, NLE, MX, 65556
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
Information about Organization and Team:
Logistics Purchasing is a global organization. Although the Regional Buyer will be located and report locally, the role is part of a highly collaborative and integrated global group of more than 60 people. Our team culture continues to grow stronger year over year. We are open-minded, inclusive, and welcoming of new ideas.
The Regional Buyer Americas reports directly to the Head of Logistics Purchasing Americas and will be a member of the global Purchasing network. This role is crucial to ensuring that logistics operations are efficient, sustainable, and aligned with corporate goals.
Main activities and responsibilities:
- Tender Management: Oversee the entire tender process for logistics services, including the analysis and evaluation of Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ). Conduct supplier meetings and negotiations to secure target terms and conditions.
- Regional Purchasing Accountability: Procure transportation and logistics services for assigned commodities within the region, ensuring alignment with global and regional strategies and objectives.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Manage commercial relationships with suppliers, foster collaboration, and ensure compliance with corporate social responsibility standards, agreed performance levels, ethical practices, and continuous improvement expectations.
- Efficiency and Continuous Improvement: Drive purchasing efficiency by enhancing contract management practices and securing continuous improvements throughout the contract validity period.
- Sustainability Initiatives: Drive sustainability improvements during sourcing projects and contract management, focusing on fossil-free fuels, Battery Electric Vehicles, and other sustainable practices within the Volvo Group logistics framework.
- Data Analysis: Collect, connect, and interpret data using analytical tools. Translate insights into fact-based plans, solutions, process changes, and improved ways of working.
- Supply Chain Resilience: Support proactive identification of supplier, capacity, and market risks, and contribute to practical mitigation actions that help protect business continuity.
- AI-Enabled Ways of Working: Use approved AI and automation tools to accelerate market intelligence, sourcing analysis, scenario development, and routine work. Validate outputs, protect confidential and personal data, apply sound business judgment, and share reusable practices that improve team productivity and decision quality.
- Business Intelligence Management: Share knowledge regarding cost drivers, innovations, and trends within the transportation and logistics sector in the region. Communicate insights to relevant stakeholders to support strategic decision-making.
- Representation: Represent Logistics Purchasing and collaborate with regional teams, ensuring compliance with global systems and processes.
- Additional Duties: Carry out other responsibilities as assigned by management, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in the role.
Who are you:
You are a passionate and organized professional who is willing to explore new ways of working through close collaboration internally and with our supply chain partners.
You will develop a structured path to support Volvo Group’s ambitions in digitalization and sustainability, including the deployment of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and autonomous trucks in our transportation needs and flows.
You are curious about emerging technology, ready to use AI responsibly to simplify work, strengthen analysis, and improve decision-making, and able to remain adaptable and solution-oriented when business conditions change.
- University degree, preferably in Logistics, Transportation, Business Administration, or Engineering.
- Knowledge of the North American region, including markets, transportation, and logistics innovations
- Deep knowledge over Mexico business, cross boarding with USA (southbound and northbound), intra-Mexico logistics set-ups, including transportation, customs clearance processes, as well as relationship management with local and regional logistics service providers.
- Understanding of the transportation and commercial vehicle industries, supported by strong business analysis skills
- Purchasing knowledge across transportation modes and logistics services
- Knowledge of freight payment terms and the business impact of freight costs
- As all documentation is in English, proficiency in the English language is required.
- Must be fluent in Spanish
- Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural and international environment
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
- Strong negotiation skills
- Comfort using AI-enabled tools and a commitment to responsible AI practices, including validation of outputs, protection of confidential data, and appropriate human oversight
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.