Senior Project Procurement Leader Finished Goods

Secure Power Division is above 3B+ euro revenue inside Energy Management BU. Finished Goods spend and Finished Goods projects is increasing following the ODM/Medium strategy from the line of business. We are looking for a senior finished goods project procurement leader to join our team to take the challenge, work with us to enhance BLMP process and support business growth strategy.

This role is key to the coordination of procurement activities between Global Supply Chain and the business units with a focus on growth and meeting technical challenges through innovation.

Main objectives as PPL: 

1.Achieve purchasing targets for the project (Supplier Sourcing, Cost, Contracts Time to Market, etc.)
2.Contribute to the make or buy or design or buy decision
3.Lead project purchasing activities in collaboration with project team members   
4.Leverage innovation coming from suppliers (Design or buy, Co-development.
5.Lead price negotiations for products, responsible for final resolution of all contractual agreements
6.Monitor project and provide support to solve issues and ensure process compliance: is accountable of end to end feasibility on the project

Supplier Sourcing & Selection:

·           Provide existing supplier information including products, pricing, develop competency, delivery and quality performance to project

·           Lead new supplier qualification process including SAM audit arrangement and actions follow up

·           Participate in selection of best suppliers per project needs

·           Participate in Make or Buy decision in OTM phase

Manage product cost with suppliers:

·         Get project information including references, forecast and target price from project team

·         Negotiate product price with suppliers to achieve project target

·         Identify opportunity for product cost optimization

Manage Contracts with suppliers:

·         Work with BU legal team to negotiate and sign Global Agreement with new suppliers

·         Negotiate and sign application contract with suppliers

Support project activities:

·         Support R&D to discuss technical topics with suppliers

·         Support logistic leader to define logistic flow and master data creation

·         Support quality leader to complete PPEP process

·         Arrange process audit to ensure product PRODUCE

Manage brand labelling suppliers:

·           Organize quarterly business review with suppliers involving Line of Business and Virtual Factory, and follow up the actions

·           Work with SIOP leader and Virtual Factory operation team to optimize logistic flow and mitigate delivery shortage risk

·           Work with CE leader and Virtual Factory quality team to solve quality issues and follow up improvement actions

·           Work with Line of Business and suppliers for continuous engineering activities

·           Solve issues with suppliers when received escalation

·           Support to define suppliers strategy

Manage productivity with suppliers

·           Lead yearly face to face negotiation with suppliers using 7 steps methodology

·           Identify QVE opportunities and work with Line of Business to complete QVE projects 

COMPETENCY                  Level – 1: Novice; 2 – Basic; 3 – Competent; 4 – Advanced; 5 - Expert

(Please refer to the competency profile list under He@rt  or People Soft for the core competencies and proficiency level required for the position.)