Job Overview

Manages and implements sourcing strategic project lifecycle, identifies emerging issues and trends, and recommends solutions.

Job Requirements

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities (please enclose organizational charts)
Strategic Plant Lead- Qingdao role is member of Qingdao plant leadership team to achieve operational goals and objectives through managing suppliers’ performance of productivity, quality, delivery and compliance.
➢ Lead plant procurement activities with clear ownership and connects plant priorities with global commodity strategies, and drives operational execution with speed, clarity, and consistency.
➢ Hold direct ownership on plant material productivity and drive alternative material change for cost reduction.
➢ Lead Operations Certifications and Audits with focus on procurement requirements. Be familiar with ISO9001/IATF16949 management system requirements and knowledges
➢ Lead Executive Procurement Review and Report Out within the plant
➢ Support plant insourcing/transfer activities led by Operations.
Regional Commodity Lead role to lead and coach a team of regional commodity managers and accountable for the responsible commodities across the ACL sector plants in Asiapac as below, but not limited to:
➢ 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 and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl Cost Saving, Delivery and Quality
➢ 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
➢ Lead the optimization of the Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of supplier and resourcing activities
➢ Responsible for conducting business review with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions
➢ Ensure NPI alignment to global sourcing commodity strategy and limit number of new suppliers
➢ Conduct supplier risk assessments to ensure a resilient supply chain.
➢ Ensure that all suppliers meet TE requirements for compliance (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portal usage)
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Educational Degree
Bachelor’s degree or above(Engineering preferred)

Professional Experience (years in what processes and functions would be ideal)
➢10+ years’ experience in procurement, regional experience is a plus.
➢5+ years people leadership experience
Special Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills
➢Strong people leadership skills and proven team development records
➢Understand how to motivate and coach the team to reach the targets
➢Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills
➢Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement attitude
➢Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
➢Proven track record in negotiation skills
➢Knowledge and expertise on raw material and strong background to drive alternative material implementation.
➢Fluent English

What your background should look like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with 12 or more years of experience; or Masters degree with 10 or more years of experience; or PhD level with 6 or more years of experience; or local equivalent

Competencies