•Developed and implemented cost reductions in purchasing through vendor consolidation, exchange rate analysis and contract renegotiation. •Helped to IT Team Slovakia to design SAP requisition and purchase order of MRO material to process them according to needs of the Company.•Responsible for around 4,700 annual mexican and international purchase orders of machinery, spare parts, chemicals, offices supplies and services required for the daily operations of three plants in Nuevo Laredo and warehouse Laredo D.C., following the Quality Standard ISO TS16949, Environmental ISO 14001 and 5´s.•Negotiation of Blanket Orders for the part numbers that have high usage to ensure cost containment and promote constant and immediate availability of material.•Requested vendor quotes and made the final selection based upon the quality, price and delivery date terms.•Resolved problems related to material invoicing, delivery, quantity, quality and pricing.•Confirmed Purchase Order receipt by suppliers. •Monitored outstanding purchase orders and followed up until delivery to the requestor.•Developed and maintained strong supplier relationships with 600 global suppliers located in Mexico, US and Europe.•Maintained target inventory levels and adjusted for variations to avoid production delays and evaluated how to improve the production value stream.•Maintain all part numbers master information in the purchasing data base.•Opened lines of credit with suppliers using company supplier guidelines.•Teamwork with Material Planner to synchronize material requirements with material demand and communicated increases or decreases weekly to vendors to avoid material shortages.•Teamwork with Import Export to Import the spare parts and machinery on time required.•Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMA)•Responsible to have in good performance the Tool Crib (Office Supplies, glues, hot stamps, labels, tapes, security material, clean material, chemicals, etc.)