Essential Responsibilities
Deploy, Optimize, and communicate a competitive Sourcing commodity strategy
Report KPI’s and global strategy guidelines to the Sourcing / Procurement Leader
Monitor & Improve Suppliers & Sourcing operation performances
Asses supplier performances and develop the supplier database / panel to adapt to the business growth
Develop and lead cost out ideas on each of his/ her commodities
Support to define/match to the global sourcing strategy
Negotiate T&Cs with suppliers and other specific clauses
Prepare forecast & backlog for her/his commodity
Support development of best assumptions in tendering and product activities
Support commodity co-design, standardization and rationalization actions
Support discussions with suppliers during execution in case of claims and PO changes
Develop a strong relationship with Manufacturing, Engineering and Product Line teams to meet key business target around inventory, cost, cash, supplier quality, NPI and fulfillment
Mitigate fulfilment risks by reducing/eliminating sole/single source vendors
Drive emerging market growth strategy
Collaborate with Materials team to drive standardization and continuous improvement of purchasing processes and cycle time reduction through consignment, VMI and Kanban strategies
Manage material procurement included on his/her commodity and deal with the Purchasing process (check Purchase requisition list, place POs on time, manage PO acknowledgement, set up Operation rhythm with suppliers to monitor On time delivery, manage all exception messages through MOS, manage Non Conformities and make sure that suppliers are paid on time)
Manage missing materials (get the best cycle times from suppliers, manage critical path items and report their status to business leaders and the planning team, manage VBB, communicate drawing changes to suppliers and update POs accordingly)
Manage supplier Non-Conformities (communicate delivery status of NCs to the quality team, communicate with supplier / SQEs to fix supplier material issues et monitor closely the delivery)
Manage ERP set up (IR, lot, safety stock, Reorder point, PD, ND…)
Manage continuous improvement projects and ERP transition / use enhancement
Desired Characteristics
Ability to see around corners and be proactive
Ability to work independently to achieve targets and objectives
Self-directed, detail-oriented, organized, and flexible
Strong oral and written communication skills in English
Proven strategic and analytical skills
Strong negotiation skills
Ability to identify and implement continuous improvement processes and best practices
Ability to manage priorities