Supply Chain​/Sourcing Manager

Manager Centralized Functions

Role summary

Manage a department of five groups, two Assistant Managers. Total of eleven employees, responsible for

• Regional Sourcing Office, Export and Cost Competitive sourcing
• Service Parts and Accessories Purchasing
• Purchasing systems, reporting and training
• Material cost and performance tracking, product cost optimization process, planning round development
• Capacity Management, bottle neck steering for group affiliated components

Represent Purchasing in Production Board Meeting, Investment Committee and other investment and program related meetings locally and in the Group Represent Purchasing in Product Cost Optimization meetings and coordinate purchasing activities

Strategic planning to ensure demand and production programs can be met Develop continuous improvement ideas to optimize purchasing processes and systems

Manage service parts and accessories purchasing process and implementation of service parts strategies

Manage the material cost and performance reporting process for purchasing to ensure target achievement

Role responsibilities

Manage and lead a team of buyers to ensure alignment of strategic plans for the regional sourcing office

Develop sourcing strategies regarding focus supplier and focus parts in the NAR Region Identify new group suppliers and technologies

Identify cost competitive sourcing opportunities

Act as the central partner to the Group purchasing teams related to US / CA suppliers

Develop strategies to increase US Dollar sourcing for the Group Manage supplier relationships for the sourcing process

Manage and lead team of buyers for Service parts and accessories, drive localizations to meet business plan Develop strategies to implement Group genuine parts strategy in the US to increase overall service parts sales

Ensure service part availability at parts deports and dealers

Ensure purchasing systems are implemented according to cycle plan, identify improvement opportunities, roll out of new systems

Develop training plans for various purchasing functions, ensure proper training for new systems and processes

Coordination of ISO activities within the purchasing department

Conduct process improvement workshops and ensure proper documentation and training of improved processes and procedures

Develop and provide various reports to Purchasing management as requested

Coordinate with Logistics capacity management process to ensure demands can be fulfilled

Run weekly demand/capacity management review process with purchasing management

Represent Purchasing in various production and program decision meetings

Ensure on time development of capacity and force majeure studies to support various volume and take rate scenarios

Continuous improvement of capacity process with production purchasing, readiness purchasing, logistics, quality, and engineering

Ensure transparent and prioritized capacity analysis to meet future demands

Coordinate and present capacity investment presentations to top management

Central contact for Group and COP part capacity analysis and demand assurance

Manage the material cost and performance tracking with controlling to ensure proper and on time reporting

Manage the product cost optimization process within Purchasing as well coordinate purchasing activities with engineering and other related departments

Participate in business plan meetings with commodities to support target achievement

Coordinate planning round activities for Purchasing Budget responsibility for Central Functions

Qualifications

Competencies

Innovation

Team work

Customer focus

Performance driven

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Years of experience

5-7 Automotive Management Experience

Education

Required:

Bachelor Degree

Desired:
Master Degree

Skills

Analytical and conceptual thinking — using logic and reason, creative and strategic

Communication skills — interpersonal, presentation and written

Computer savvy — skilled in the use of software

Integration — joining people, processes or systems

Influencing and negotiation skills

Problem solving

Resource management

Specialized skills, knowledge or certifications unique to this role

Required

Processes and Procedures

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Negotiation Skills

Project Management Skills

International Procurement Experience

Desired

Fluent German

Work flexibility (travel requirements, work schedule, etc.)

Position requires significant amount of travel to Germany and Mexico. Frequent short notice meetings and request from our Customers in Germany and Mexico