• Our Client is a well-established US Manufacturing MNC.

Responsibilities: ​

• Leads Strategic Buying Asia (evaluates performance of staff, develops and manages cost centers and budget, disseminate information).

Sourcing

• As an interface to the Product Group’s and R&D to ensure early involvement of Strategic Buying and suppliers into all relevant internal and external project activities (focus on Asia).
• Ensure the establishment of a competitive global supply chain which provides for sustainable reductions of total cost and integrates seamless into the purchasing and production (assembly) processes.
• Search, select, and qualify preferred suppliers to support the business requirements (Right Material, Right Price, Right Quality, Right Time, Right Place, Right Conditions).
• Negotiate contracts with none product and product related suppliers (PR & NPR). Negotiate prices based on open calculation, lead-time, landed cost, and T&C’s.
• Prepare analysis and statistics to control (e.g. material cost tracking) and support the sourcing strategy and the strategic planning.
• Contribute to the definition, drive the implementation and executes the company’s Supply Chain Strategy.
• Ensure the availability of up to date supply market information.
• Executes commodities allocated to his team (Modules & Part Level).

Purchasing

• Support the Supply Chain Management in assuring the on time, cost optimized delivery of material demand.
• Maintain data in ERP-system and on Community drives (make sure that all necessary purchasing parameters (vendor data, contracts) are given and stored properly and take appropriate actions whenever necessary).
• Establish, implement and manage a system to evaluate, monitor and report supplier scorecard performance/KPI's.

​Process 

• Supplier Selection: Leads evaluation with cross functional teams.
• Strategic Buying: Focus on commercial and contractual aspects.
• Vendor Management: Build up and maintain Global supplier portfolio and contribute to the supplier performance management.
• Contract Management: Creating and maintain Global contract system which covers all type of suppliers. Store contracts systematically (in paper & in electronic form).
• Further develop the Supply Chain network in Asia, define competence profiles, create and execute competence development plans.

​ Requirements:   ​​

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Technical field, with Technical background.
• More than 10 years progressive experience in similar position of Sourcing in a Manufacturing environment (preferable in technical environment).
• Possess experience in Global sourcing (Asia, Europe).
• Proficiency in SAP and MS Office applications, especially MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken; bilingual as to liaise with Chinese speaking' counterparts/suppliers within the Region.
• Experience in supplier qualification, auditing and corrective action processes.
• Working knowledge and extraordinary understanding of Purchasing process and their use in a Manufacturing environment.
• Able to optimize the supplier relationship by combining suppliers and internal processes, building trust, measuring and developing suppliers.​​

​Other Information:

• Working Location: Science Park.
• Working Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 5.30pm.
• Critical: Due to the organization's affirmed support and commitment to developing a Singaporean core, this role is only available to Singaporeans.

To apply, please visit www.gmprecruit.com and search for Job Reference: 17040 .
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Novita Tan at novita.tan@gmprecruit.com
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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