Role OverviewThe Manager, Supply Base Development and North America Market Intelligence will drive the development of a competitive, resilient, and localized supply base within the USMCA region, ensuring long-term supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and sourcing readiness for Mercedes-Benz. The role will lead critical upstream purchasing activities, including market screening, supplier assessment, and the development of nomination-ready suppliers across all tiers.
What You Will Do
Key objectives include building a qualified, nomination-ready supplier base (USMCA compliant), delivering market intelligence, technology insights, and competitive benchmarks, ensuring cost transparency and competitiveness, enabling sourcing decisions, and driving localization and resilience strategies.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of procurement, sourcing governance, and supplier management, as well as analytical skills, project and stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Business Administration, or related area
- 5+ years' experience in Procurement, Supplier Quality, Supplier Management function or related functions
- Strong knowledge of procurement, sourcing governance, and supplier management
- Analytical skills with focus on insights and decision support
- Project & stakeholder management skills
- Leadership & communication skills
- Fluency in English required
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health and life insurance
- 401(k) matching program
- Defined contribution retirement plan
- Annual bonuses
- Tuition assistance
- Paid holidays
- Childcare
- Medical center
- Fitness center
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