**Food industry company located in Mercado de Abastos de Guadalajara is looking for talent to join its team as: \-*****Purchasing Manager\-*** **Schedule:** Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM **Salary:** $16,000 to $18,000 monthly gross (Salary fully registered with IMSS \+ statutory benefits) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ✅ **Requirements:** * Education: Bachelor's degree in Administration, Accounting, Industrial Engineering or related field * Experience: Minimum 3 years as **Purchasing Manager** in the **food industry** (groceries, grains, cereals, condiments, spices, etc.) * **Proficiency in SAP Business One** ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ **Required knowledge and skills:** * Purchasing of food products (grains, cereals, spices, groceries) * Inventory analysis (minimums, maximums, turnover) * Weekly, monthly and seasonal purchase forecasting * Purchase order generation and tracking * Supplier negotiation: prices, payment terms, delivery times * Coordination with warehouse for goods receipt and specification verification * Incident resolution and follow-up on physical returns or exchanges * Invoice and purchase order reconciliation with accounting department * Supplier portfolio development and maintenance * Prospecting new suppliers * Physical inventory counts * Purchase recording in system or control formats * Delivery of documentation for accounting validation * Advanced Excel skills **Key competencies:** * Decision-making agility * Honesty and reliability in resource management * Effective negotiation under pressure * Organization and sense of urgency * Collaborative work with pickers and store personnel ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Job type: Full-time, Indefinite term Salary: $16,000\.00 \- $18,000\.00 per month Experience: * purchasing manager in food sector: 3 years (Required) Work location: On-site position