Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers to support business requirements and long-term commodity strategies.
• Conduct supplier audits and technical assessments to ensure compliance with quality, cost, delivery, and operational standards.
• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve supplier capability, performance, and overall supply chain resilience.
• Manage RFQ activities for NPI and sustaining programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and project timelines.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and supply agreements to achieve cost reduction targets and favorable business outcomes.
• Prepare, review, and maintain supplier contracts while mitigating commercial, operational, and legal risks.
• Collaborate with SQE and Quality teams to resolve supplier quality issues, drive corrective actions, and improve supplier performance.
• Support supplier qualification processes, including FAIR documentation, new component validation, and production readiness activities.
• Perform cost analysis, market intelligence research, supplier benchmarking, and sourcing risk assessments to support decision-making.
• Develop and present supplier performance scorecards, dashboards, and data-driven reports to management and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Program teams to support VA/VE initiatives, cost reduction projects, and successful product launches.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and achieve key KPIs related to cost savings, supplier quality, delivery performance, dual sourcing, and supplier compliance programs.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Commodity Management, Procurement, Supplier Development, or Supplier Quality within a manufacturing environment.

• Experience in PCB/ cable sourcing is preferred.

• Proven experience in supplier qualification, supplier audits, supplier performance management, and supplier development activities.

• Strong sourcing and procurement expertise with hands-on experience managing RFQs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.

• Demonstrated track record of delivering cost reduction, cost avoidance, and supplier consolidation initiatives.

• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, mechanical components, engineering drawings, and product development lifecycle.

• Knowledge of Supplier Quality processes, including supplier audits, corrective actions, PPAP, APQP, FAIR, and quality improvement methodologies.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience conducting cost analysis, spend analysis, and supplier performance evaluations.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint, with the ability to develop dashboards and present data-driven insights.

• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience working in cross-functional environments.

• Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

• Fluent in both English and Thai, with the ability to effectively communicate technical and business information.

Competencies