Job Overview

Supports the development and execution of commodity strategy for the procurement team and drives the leading indicators like savings pipeline.

Job Requirements

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities (please enclose organizational charts)

 Establish supplier sourcing strategy for commodity ownership, 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 Sibas transformation initiative

 Responsible for developing LCC supply base in the south-east Asia area to support operational strategic footprint plan.

 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 BCS 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

 Responsible for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions

 Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)

 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 by utilization of tactical buyer department

 Support plant team for Operations Certifications with special focus on Procurement requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or equivalent, engineering background preferred
• 5+ years of relevant sourcing experience
• Sourcing experience with metal related commodity (like machining/die-casting/tooling and jigs) is a plus
• Special Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills
• 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

What your background should look like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional level experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level

Competencies