Job Description Summary
As a Sourcing & Procurement Leader you will be proactively involved in sourcing high-value goods and services for our Vietnam facility. You will manage a broad range of commodities that are crucial for the design and performance of Power Transformers.
Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- You will lead Strategic Sourcing, Category Management and Procurement excellence. You will have to build strong supplier relationships.
- Responsible for maximizing value through Sourcing by strategically managing the supplier spend and identifying opportunities that drive sustainable improvement in safety, quality, delivery and cost (SQDC)
- Working in a matrix environment with exposure to global sourcing activities and partnering with the wider business.
- Negotiate Supply Agreements, Service Agreements and General T&Cs with all Suppliers.
- Involvement in managing Sourcing processes across the team and help to drive improvements
- Has knowledge of a broad range of commodity management, ideally within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
- Develop and implement strategic Sourcing plans and strategies to meet organisational goals.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders.
- Place and expedite on Purchase orders and ensure due dates meet the business needs
- Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution.
- Manage problems and schedule changes.
- Update ERP.
- Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy / strategy, an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills.
- Communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
- Provides informal guidance to new team members.
- Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations
- Impacts projects, processes, and procedures in own field.
- The role operates with some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities / provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures.
- Activities require professional judgment but may require more senior levels of guidance.
- Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems.
- Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
- May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive.
Required Qualifications
- This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing, Commodity Management and People Leadership.
- Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college,
- At least 10 years sourcing experience in buying goods and services, including (but not limited to) Fabrications ,Insulation, Raw Materials, Electronics, Electrical equipment. You would have ideally worked in the utilities/ energy sector.
- Must have working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) with a track record of delivering process improvements and automation.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Clearly read and understand the business needs.
