Main Responsibilities:

1. For global category sourcing parts, can provide professional advice to
global category manager for strategy making/optimizing, implements effective
sourcing strategies in line with global sourcing strategy ensuring that the
supply base/suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and
future business requirements. Ensures all relevant parties understand
strategies and execute processes accordingly.
2. For local category sourcing parts, make sourcing strategy
independently, evaluate and develop the supply base. Introduce new suppliers as
appropriate to meet the current and future needs of the business
3. Manages planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets,
minimizes risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance
with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Company
guidelines.
4. Participating in the contract negotiation of the global suppliers
together with the GCM, and leading the contract negotiations of the local
suppliers
5. Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs.
Provides ongoing oversight and contract management with suppliers.
6. Ensures identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate
suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in
accordance with Company policies. Provides and maintains standard terms in
purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with Company directives and
guidelines.
7. Contributes to, and participates in setting and implementing budget
and targets within the framework. Ensures the responsible category sourcing
performance targets are achieved.
8. Define & constant improvement of value chain with focus to shorten
lead time and optimize logistic processes, considering total cost.
9. Close cooperation with purchasing team to support capacity planning
and scalability / flexibility planning
10. Define and reach targets for Quality, Delivery, Cost, Innovation in the
responsible category
11. Work with Quality and SQE to improve supplier performance (OTD, DPPM,
lead time etc.) and Manage and monitor the supplier portfolio and develop
supplier to build right supply base;
12. Identifying, tracking and implementing cost saving actions to meet the
productivity targets for the category.


Qualification & Experience:


* Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering or Commercial or similar degree
* Minimum 8 years sourcing related working experience
* Team management experience is required
* Good knowledge in the machining/mechanical category & industry would be
preferred
* Excellent knowledge in sourcing methods; supplier relationship management,
contract negotiation legal/contractual knowledge
* Analytical skills is must, Power BI and Python skill will be plus.
* Excellent communication, cooperation and influencing skills when working
with different senior level roles internally and externally with different
suppliers
* Continuous improvement mindset with a business-driven and fact base on
approach towards suppliers with a focus on building long-term relationship
* Fluent English in both speaking and writing
* Ability to handle complexity and work under pressure, travel sometimes at
short notice
* Microsoft office/SAP experience will be plus
* Total cost concept(COST,OTD,PPM)
* Structured thinking, result oriented.