MAJOR ACTIVITIES
§Develop and execute sourcing strategy and maintain supplier relationships
§Supplier Contract Ownership responsibilities for defined category and key suppliers
? Make RFI/RFQs, negotiate and agree prices and other conditions.
? Pro-actively search for cost reduction opportunities with the suppliers.
? Create and negotiate supplier agreements, and keep those up to date.
? Keep and facilitate regular management meetings with key suppliers and make minutes of the meetings
? Closely work and support operative purchasing / Buyers in escalations to ensure continuation of deliveries.
- Screen, benchmark and pre-qualify suppliers, execute Supplier Selection Process for new suppliers.
- Strategic supplier selection and approval based on technology & product roadmaps and strategic needs.
- Closely work with R&D and Engineering to ensure cost effective supply chains for new products.
- Category supplier market trend analyze and review
- Category sourcing strategy creation and implementation
- Category cost reduction idea creation and drive the implementation of those
- Participating supplier auditing and qualification
- Participating/leading cross-functional category teamwork
- Develop processes and tools used for efficient and systematic sourcing and purchasing activities together with other functions and teams
- Maintain cooperative relationships at all levels of organization
§ Flexible of job scope adjustment due to business change and/or resource constraints of the company
- Other tasks assigned by superior
Essential
§ More than 5 years of relevant industry strategic sourcing experience in international environment and preferably experience from western companies.
§ Good negotiation skills, proven experience of successful contract and price negotiations, and managing supplier relationship in long term
§ Cross-functional team working experience and good co-operation skills
§Ability to work independently in structured and systematic way
§ Flexibility and wish for undertaking responsibility
§ Fluent in written and spoken English language
Desirable
§ Relevant university or corresponding degree (MSc / BSc)
§ Multicultural communication concepts and wide technological knowledge of semiconductor, electronics or electro mechanics industry and processes.
§ Preferably also team leading experience and leadership capabilities.
§ Willing to travel and meeting supplier companies worldwide