Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Job Overview

The Commodity manager is responsible for defining and implementing regional sourcing strategies for the commodities (plating, stamping) and suppliers in order to reach the respective sourcing targets in delivery, productivity, cost, and quality. Moreover, this position is responsible for supplier negotiations, supplier capacity management, and supplier compliance with relevant TE requirements. 

Why you should join?

Dive into the world of strategic procurement and make an impact.

Your main tasks:

• Create a supplier sourcing strategy, under strong consideration of customer needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis. 
• Drive the attainment of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).
• Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis
• Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements. 
• Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, utilizing E-Tools, awarding new business and negotiation all raw materials, components, and tooling
• Manage the Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of supplier and resourcing activities
• Collect and maintain capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid constraints
• Accountable for info record and PO accuracy and communicate relevant data to tactical buyer, incl. lead time, price and MOQ
• Responsible for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions
• Ensure MOQ optimization for purchased components and establish suppliers agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)
• Responsible for calculating impact and getting the PIA approved
• Ensure data on OV tools is captured and delivered to finance.
• Ensure NPI alignment to global sourcing commodity strategy and limit number of new suppliers
• Conduct risk assessments for new suppliers and legacy suppliers not done yet.
• Ensure that all suppliers meet TE requirements for compliance (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portal usage)
• Drive the usage of the of Supplier Portal by utilising the tactical buyer department
• Manage the tool life cycle at suppliers
• Support the plant team for Operations Certifications with special focus on Procurement requirements
• Support the tactical buyer or planning team in the following tasks: inventory management components, manage outside product shelf life (Plant/DC), and blocked invoices

Your ideal background:

• Bachelor degree in Economics or Business Administration or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in procurement as a buyer, including experience in leading negotiations
• Sourcing experience for relevant commodities (stamping, plating) is a plu
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and a continues improvement attitude
• Strong project management skills and the ability to multitask
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Ability to create competitive strategies and plans, broad knowledge of strategies and tactics of the marketplace, and knows trends
• Proven track record in negotiation skills
• Knowledge of the regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Fluent English  at negotiation level

Competencies