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    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

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