This position contained strategic purchasing team to progressively strengthen the respective crucial categories and suppliers’ strategic management in order to establish and secure a robust local supply base with best supply performance instance cost, delivery and quality, throughout the whole regional business units and product lines. Owned commodity scope as for various of cables, wires and Electronics contained PCB, magnet and so on. Will be base in Shanghai or Changzhou.
Responsibilities: - Own to structure the regional Cables and Electronics category strategy and lead strategy execution with suppliers deployed in coordination with various of business units and product line’s objectives. - Structure the building of suppliers panel, organize associated marketing and pilot supplier selection according to business needs. - Lead the cables and electronics category scoped supplier’s performance follow-up, implement suppliers’ development and expansion, or reduction and consolidation plan consistent with proper business requirements fulfillment. - Develop and implement tools to improve commodity productivity, as well as TCO mindset in cost improvement through negotiation, BCS, VAVE and so on. Directly own the productivity improvement target achievement. - Ensure the utilization of the supplier panel by various business projects. Negotiate general agreements with the main suppliers. - Cross functional collaboration with the common opportunities/benefits identification, and competence to be increased for making it a reality. Global synergies for aligned and equipotent values. - Risks management and mitigations strategically and practically. - Understand customers supply strategy reflected AVL(appointed vendors list)link to Rosenberger business needs for benefits and risks leverage. - Steer the categories parts localization for cost savings with local supply agility and resilience increasing. Qualifications: - Demonstrated experience and extensive knowledge of cables and electronics supplier base, strategic sourcing processes and cost reduction abilities. - Result oriented with strong written and oral communication, especially lobbying skills. - Full understanding and abide the contents of commercial Code of Conduct and Ethics. - >8 years relevant sourcing or strategic purchasing experience, >3 years in automotive is must. - Role as local regional corporate experience than make site purchasing experience. - Good English skills with fluent conversational communication ability. - At least Bachelor’s in engineering or business-related education background. - No personal restrictions to travel and willing to travel. - Certificates in CPM or CPSM, 6-sigema, PMP, MBA as plus.