What you will do : Responsible for leading business unit teams in strategic planning, analysis and execution of consolidated procurement agreements and strategies that require evaluation of leading edge technology, extensive business opportunity and/or global application and coordination. Integrate supplier base with business processes and both negotiate and execute on agreements to leverage their capabilities and volume. How you will do it: Negotiations: Serves on both negotiation teams and as negotiator. Supplier Agreements will have business unit in scope. Technical Ability: Supports strategy development and coordinates cross-functional business teams through a high level understanding of technology, value added engineering, industry and market conditions. Quality and Supplier Productivity: Pro-actively drive supplier productivity initiatives and jointly develop supplier quality road maps through the use of TQM principles. Teamwork: Serves as a motivator who seeks communication and diverse viewpoints from stakeholders. Supplier Capability Management: Anticipates market changes and uses them to develop commodity plans that leverage supplier capability. Integrated Supplier Management: Supports cross-functional initiatives to link supplier capabilities to potential product development/ enhancement opportunities. Material Focus: Leads and facilitates cross-functional teams formulating material flow and logistics strategies to support manufacturing initiatives. Responsibility for achieving the business unit procurement goal – and action plans. Meet or exceed profit plan goals: cost savings, economics, supplier rationalization, NPI and other agreed objectives. Provide financial expertise/support in terms of supplier part specifications, tooling + investment budgets, customer conditions, cost tracking, etc. so that program targets and purchasing goals are met Guarantee supplier pricing control over the programs from phase 0-5 and over life time Coordinate the supply chain requirements e.g. when/how to source, early sourcing, cross program supplier selection etc. Guarantee integration and communication with global commodity teams. Ensure smooth project launches by controlling the acquisition, sourcing on time and in line with expectations until SOP Support of proper Make or Buy decisions In addition to the above mentioned tasks, other activities and responsibilities may be individually defined Required Skills/Experience : Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related technical area +3 years experience in purchasing or related discipline ( Direct Materials ) Experience in electronics (Desirable) Demonstrated leadership skills in communications and supplier relations Strong negotiating skills Exposure to commodity sourcing activity
