STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST III
Job Overview
What your background should look like:
Tasks Summary & Responsibilities
Ensure accuracy and maintain the Info Record and Source List data in alignment with MRP parameters, incl. MOQ, Price, and LT.
Be the first line of communication to the suppliers and establish a regular communication cadence and escalate suppliers that impose significant risk to business (e. g. line downs, high financial impact, general compliance with TE requirements) to the next internal level.
Closely cooperate with Planners on Material risks and opportunities.
Closely cooperate with BU and Center led commodity team to establish supplier sourcing strategy, under consideration of customer needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis.
Responsible for preparing RFQ’s in aligned with preferred supply base strategy, utilizing E-Tools, awarding new business and negotiation all raw materials, components, and tooling to support Shenzhen plant transformation initiative
Drive the attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).
Lead Material productivity/External spend reduction initiative for Relay SV in China and drive cross-functional team for both commercial and technical savings.
Lead the optimization of the Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of supplier and supplier consolidation activities.
Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 130% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis
Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements.
Collect and maintain capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid constraints
Closely cooperate with BU and Center led commodity team for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions
Responsible for calculating impact and getting the PIA approved
Ensure that all suppliers meet TE requirements for compliance (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portal usage)
Drive the usage of the of the Supplier Portal
Support plant team for Operations Certifications with special focus on Procurement requirements
Support plant team for Operations Certifications and Audits – with special focus on Procurement requirements.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, engineering background preferred.
5+ years of relevant sourcing experience
Sourcing experience with related commodity (metals, stamping, molding, spare parts, package, epoxy, resin) is a plus
Excellent analytical skills and communication skills
customer focus and continuous improvement attitude
Ability to multi-task and ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
Vendor management and negotiation skills
Knowledge of 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 Spoken and written English
Competencies
SHENZHEN, GD, CN, 518108
Job Segment:
Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, PLM, Procurement, Coating, Operations, Management, Manufacturing