JOB DIMENSION

•Report to the Purchasing Manager 

•Strategic understanding of the supply base market place , focusing China and Asia Pacific.

•Expert knowledge in the management of all strategic sourcing activities in respective categories on regional/global commodities 

•Define, enforce strategies and policies concerning his categories 

•Cross functional responsibilities with internal stakeholders : R&D, Supply chain, buyers, quality teams, lean experts, support functions. 

ACTIVITIES

Strategy development : 

•Proactively monitor and evaluate opportunities on the addressed commodities, focusing mainly China and Asia Pacific.

•Drive and lead strategic sourcing activities.

•Partner with purchasing community to formulate a sourcing strategy for addressed categories via spend map and market analysis. 

•Partner with purchasing community to lead cost saving at TCO levels, and increase contracts coverage. 

Commodity management : 

•Responsible for identify, evaluate, set and follow up the strategy in specific categories. 

•Managing supply base, leading strategic negotiations, contracting.

•Assuring supply security, supply processes ( on a LEAN environment) and quality requirements on a TCO approach.

•Commit on a material cost budget and a continuous cost saving program.

Execution / implementation :

•Preparation and analysis on global / regional RFQ proposals / packages, supplier selection, negotiation and communication with users across purchasing community.

•Contract negotiation with selected partner / supplier by respecting contract group policies.

•Close follow up of the selected supplier panel, by monitoring KPI and regular business review.  

•Leading and influencing sourcing within the addressed category.

•Conduct and drive commodity and sourcing meetings (eg councils) in global sourcing community.

Contribute to purchasing communication :

•Follow BU SF SPL purchasing / supply chain policies.

•Anticipate internal conflict: propose solution to Purchasing Manager .

•Ensure continuous update of own data and communicate relevant ones to stakeholders on own categories. 

•Prepare support document for Purchasing / supply chain / quality meetings.

Reporting / programs follow up :

•Track and report saving in accordance to the saving group methodologies.

•Report progress of actions plans to the purchasing / supply chain / quality teams.

Other activities :

•Contribute to develop processes (Global sourcing processes, commodities strategy processes).

•Define templates, propose generic actions plan (“copy/paste”) for other sites.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

•Cost reduction on materials and related cost structures to ensure contribution to P&L (in line with BU SF SPL) 

•Progress on market studies, saving, contract management, business review 

•Respect of deadline committed

NEEDED PROFILE

•Training : technical engineer and / or master in Purchasing

•Experience : 8 - 10 years experience as industrial purchasers, and or sourcing buyer for an international company 

•Language : English (fluent), Chinese, other languages a plus

•Personal skills : multi cultural understanding, diplomatic, sense of priority, rigorous, pragmatic, tactic, good communicator

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