Regional Packaging Commodity Manager
Guadalajara - Mexico
Job Summary
Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful inclusive and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but dont meet every bullet point we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new independent publicly traded company which were calling SpinCo until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs this role will support SpinCo which will focus on critical digital infrastructure delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth were looking to add a Commodity Manager Mechanical located in Guadalajara North Campus.
Reporting to the Global Commodity Management Sr Director
The Commodity Manager Packaging is responsible for developing and executing packaging sourcing strategies across the Americas. The role manages regional supplier relationships and delivers competitive cost supply assurance working-capital improvement supplier performance and sourcing support for new and existing business.
Working across Commodity Management Engineering Supply Chain Operations Quality and Commercial teams this position will develop packaging solutions that balance product protection cost logistics efficiency sustainability and customer requirements
What a typical day looks like:
- Develop and implement Americas sourcing strategies aligned with global packaging commodity direction.
- Identify qualify develop and manage suppliers across Mexico and the broader Americas region.
- Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing productivity rebates payment terms tooling inventory capacity and contractual conditions.
- Drive cost reduction through competitive sourcing cost analysis specification optimization standardization localization and supplier consolidation.
- Support customer quotations new-product introductions supplier selections and manufacturing ramps.
- Partner with Engineering and Operations on packaging design material selection value engineering and operational improvement.
- Monitor market conditions material cost drivers supplier capacity and supply risks translating insights into actionable recommendations.
- Lead resolution of significant commercial quality capacity and supply issues.
- Improve supplier performance and maintain a competitive capable and resilient regional supply base.
The experience were looking to add to our team:
- BA/BS or equivalent work experience
- Relevant experience in packaging sourcing commodity management packaging engineering manufacturing or supplier management
- Strong knowledge of packaging materials and processes including corrugated protective packaging foam molded materials labels pallets crates or returnable packaging.
- Understanding of packaging cost drivers conversion processes tooling freight lead times and total landed cost.
- Proven supplier negotiation cost-reduction sourcing and risk-management experience.
- Strong commercial judgment analytical capability cross-functional influence and execution discipline.
- Professional fluency in English and Spanish.
- Experience in electronics manufacturing contract manufacturing or another complex manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Willingness to travel within the Americas.
- Packaging commodity expertise
- Strategic sourcing and supplier development
- Commercial negotiation and cost analysis
- Value engineering and specification optimization
- Supply assurance and risk management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Market intelligence
- Ownership and results-oriented execution
What youll receive for the great work you provide:
- Competitive Salary.
- Life & Medical insurance.
- Christmas Bonus.
- Food Coupons.
- Saving Fund.
HS115
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