MAJOR ACTIVITIES

§Develop and execute sourcing strategy and maintain supplier relationships

§Supplier Contract Ownership responsibilities for defined category and key suppliers

• Make RFI/RFQs, negotiate and agree prices and other conditions.

• Pro-actively search for cost reduction opportunities with the suppliers.

• Create and negotiate supplier agreements, and keep those up to date.

• Keep and facilitate regular management meetings with key suppliers and make minutes of the meetings

• Closely work and support operative purchasing / Buyers in escalations to ensure continuation of deliveries.

• Screen, benchmark and pre-qualify suppliers, execute Supplier Selection Process for new suppliers.
• Strategic supplier selection and approval based on technology & product roadmaps and strategic needs.
• Closely work with R&D and Engineering to ensure cost effective supply chains for new products.

• Category supplier market trend analyze and review
• Category sourcing strategy creation and implementation
• Category cost reduction idea creation and drive the implementation of those
• Participating supplier auditing and qualification
• Participating/leading cross-functional category teamwork

• Develop processes and tools used for efficient and systematic sourcing and purchasing activities together with other functions and teams
• Maintain cooperative relationships at all levels of organization

§ Flexible of job scope adjustment due to business change and/or resource constraints of the company

• Other tasks assigned by superior