· Able to lead strategic sourcing actions in order to develop competitive engineered solutions for a broad customer and industry range
· Able to lead standard strategic sourcing processes such as cost benchmark analysis, RFQ, supplier negotiation, supplier qualification
· Able to lead cost reduction actions and take initiative to minimize potential risks with the suppliers.
· Able to lead supplier relationship management: Understand and implement concepts and strategies for cost optimization, and supplier account management plans
· Develop, implement and lead the Sourcing strategies to implement Supply Chain optimization potentials.
· Able to work in close relationship to procurement delivery team to review and manage the supplier base to ensure consistency with the sourcing strategy.
· Able to work in close relationship with internal / external stakeholder.
· Ensure commercial, legal, and contractual compliances in all the Sourcing transactions.
· Able to evaluate and lead supplier’s performances based on cost, quality, service, availability, reliability, etc
· Ensuring that optimized TCO (cost, quality, availability) are assured in product and business creation and through their full life cycle
Responsibilities / Challenges
· Responsible to create sourcing strategy and action plans for sourcing optimization in terms of cost, quality and time.
· Works as an interface with the procurement and sales team.
· Develops engineered solutions for customer requirements using products and services provided by Angst+Pfister
· Lead supplier relationship development: Perform regular performance review with suppliers to drive continuous improvements.
Professional Experience
• Leading Procurement, Sourcing activities
• Lead a small team
• Industrial background
Knowledge
• Supply Chain Management Knowledge
• Project Mgmt. Skills / Knowledge
• Understanding of technical drawings
• Excellent Negotiation skills
• Knowledge of MS Office
Personality
• Good communicator
• Analytic thinking
• Customer oriented
• Proactive
• Self-driven & reliable
• Team-player