RESPONSIBILITIES

• Active pursue on Cost Savings via Negotiation, Consolidation & Leverage and E-sourcing tools with Key Global Supply Chain Strategic goals in mind.
• Extended arm of the Global Supply Chain located in Asia Pacific, driving Global initiatives while supporting Asia Pacific sites’ opportunities.
• Achieve supplier quality, delivery, lead time and cost performance goals on key commodities for new and existing product programs.
• Support in resolving supplier quality problems and improve supplier manufacturing and business processes.
• Identify, research and implement new materials and manufacturing technologies to improve the company’s competitive position.
• Lead supplier development and align strategies with worldwide commodity team.
• Participate and present Commodity / project presentations to division and corporate management.
• Participate, as assigned, and support division/ corporate programs including NMI, DPO, Best Cost Country sourcing, Direct Buy initiatives, Reverse Auctions, corporate negotiations, Inflation Model, Parts Analysis & Contract management etc.
• Support other department/ functions by providing, as required, pricing data, lead-times, samples, catalogues, new designs and market trends.
• Confer with Quality Assurance, Development Engineering and Marketing to clarify specifications and assure an accurate understanding of the quality required.
• Establish and maintain rapport with critical suppliers to assure a high level of focus on total quality and cost effectiveness.
• Assist tactical buyers with problem resolution and provide procedural guidance.
• Ensures compliance of workplace safety rules, including but not limited to the usage of a personal protective equipment, if provided to you, while working; not involve in any unsafe or negligent act that may endanger peers or oneself; reporting unsafe work conditions and providing suggestions to improve safety/ health at work, as needed.

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