Key Objectives of the Position:
- Leading the Procurement & Supplier Quality Mgmt Organization in China
- Defining the supply strategy and negotiating with suppliers to achieve best market conditions
- Develop/expand China Strategic Supplier List
- Make the China PUR/SQM processes and setup of increasing importance for global PUR/SQM
Main Tasks:
Leadership
- Functionally and/or disciplinary all Procurement and Supplier Quality leadership in China.
- Coaches and develops the teams and employees.
Material Sourcing
- Initiate and control keeping PCIS targets for each project through effective sourcing decisions, by exploring competition and usage of advanced negotiation techniques
Operational/Escalation Management
- Support escalation of major supplier quality problems, supply interruptions and supplier commercial issues.
Supplier Diversity
- Support the achievement of customer Supplier Diversity objectives by finding and sourcing qualified diversity suppliers (priority: best quality and most cost competitive solution).
In the market for the market
- Develop and drive Best Cost Locations objectives across production sites by identifying and leveraging local sources and global suppliers to optimize material costs, logistics, quality, responsiveness, and currency management through total landed cost analysis.
Technological Balance / Supplier Panel Management
- Initiate early supplier involvement and actively manage supplier reduction to achieve competitive technical solutions and price negotiations, while monitoring procurement and quality targets and supporting company requirements in supplier markets.
Procurement Strategy/ Pooling of Demand
- Ensure the Procurement and Supplier Quality strategy and targets reflect the requirements of in China/Region and the respective BAs
- Initiate and control pooling of demand on material and supplier level to achieve maximum synergies out of material for
Supplier Quality Management
- In line with Global Quality understanding "Quality First", strive and drive Zero Defect requirement to the supplier base - Implement Zero Defect Culture within the SQM organization on regional level