Toro Company Plant 1 located in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico is a division of The Toro Company since 1999, we pride ourselves on providing garden and landscape maintenance. We produce cordless irrigation systems, blowers, equipment to assist with tree maintenance, lawn mowers, garden vehicles, trenchers. In general, irrigation systems and outdoor solutions. With 100 years of operation under our belt and an average employee tenure of 15 years, come discover what makes Toro Company the best place in town to build a career.

Overview:

The Sourcing SpecialistII positionisan essential role in the sourcing department.  The Sourcing Specialist II’s major responsibilities are reducing costs, cultivating strategic supplier relationships, improving quality and delivery metrics, and supporting continuous improvement projects.  The Sourcing Specialist II alsoensures collaboration across the supply partners and category team to help the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) achieve its goals of Operational Excellence and Sustainability.  This role blends tactical and strategic capabilities within the global sourcing department and significantly impactsthe day-to-day operations of The Toro Company (TTC).This role is highly engaging and can also provide opportunities to explore future career paths within our dynamic Sourcing Department.

What will you do?

In order to grow and build a successful career at The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:

Day-to-day responsibilities: 

Take a proactive approach to enhancing the supplier relationship through excellent communication to ensure the supplier has alignment with ISC’s goals.  Support development and implementation of supply agreements, Long Term Agreements (LTA), and collaborative partnerships.  Support Category Manager in cost negotiations and contract implementation with strategic suppliers.  Manage purchase requisition queue and ensure purchase orders are placed with suppliers offering fair pricing, outstanding quality, and excellent service.   Supports multiple areas of the parts procurement process within TTC’s MRP/ERP system. Champion the TTC’s Escalation process and requests from TTC’s manufacturing plants on supplier deliveries and escalations as required.  Resolve invoice discrepancies and authorize payment on invoice holds as appropriate.   Lead and support various intradepartmental process improvement projects including lean activities, productivity improvements, lead time maintenance and others as assigned. All other tasks and projects as assigned. 

​Work environment:

Typical office environment as it pertains to lighting, temperature, and noise level when in administrative / operations offices. Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse, and to handle other computer components. Able to travel both domestically and internationally, approximately >10%. 

What Do You Need?

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:  ​

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations or Engineering & 2+ Years of experience.Ability to obtain a Supply Chain Management certification valued.  Highly Self-motivated, ability to work under pressure, manage and prioritize multiple objectives concurrently, attend to details, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.  Proven ability to analyze situations and accurately take effective actions.  Proficient skills in Microsoft Suite, MRP/ERP, Ariba and SAP®  Understanding of manufacturing processes, cost drivers, and market dynamics for assigned commodities.  Electrification Components Knowledge & Experience.English language proficiency. (Please submit your resume in English)US Visa#LI-Onsite

Preferred Qualifications:

Working cross function.Marketing ManagementKnowledge: construction, irrigation, RLCPlanning experience

What can we offer you?

At Toro Company, we're always working to make sure our employees know how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, great benefits - The Toro company offers the employees of our Juarez Plant, in addition to the benefits by law:

CaféScholarshipsDental PolicyMedical InsuranceLife InsuranceMedical DepartmentVolunteeringCompetitive salary: The salary range encompasses skills, experience, education, and location. It's not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; Compensation decisions depend on the circumstances of each case.

At Toro Company Juarez, we are committed to fostering a safe and reliable recruitment process for our candidates. Recruitment fraud is a potential threat to job applicants, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you will never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying for TTC opportunities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.