Commodity Strategic Manager

Job Description:

Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Commodity Strategic Manager, is the primary owner for the supplier relationships and responsible for supply continuity of a Product Line and support NPI. Working closely with Manufacturing Engineering/Product teams, Quality Engineers, Program Management, Ops Production and Control, and in accordance with the commodity strategy, this role will support the formulation and execution for overall supplier management strategy and is responsible for successfully managing the key relationships between Organization and the Suppliers.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the outsourcing and strategic suppliers globally. Optimizes supplier performance including Quality, Delivery, Cost, Innovation, Supply Chain Management, etc.
• Works within the team to establish and develop Strategic Suppliers Long Term Plan based on the company’s strategy and direction. Adapts the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change.
• Establish and maintain Strategic Suppliers Capability Matrix.
• Constantly evaluates and identifies Suppliers risks in term of financial, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, system, market, etc and leads efforts to address those risks.
• Maintains good relationship with our Strategic Supplier. This includes onsite visits, regular conference calls and coming in visits. Understands supplier’s organization structure, work shift, business roadmap, infrastructure planning, and so on… Be the primary contact point and relationship owners.
• Be the Point of Escalation. Collaborates with various internal groups to resolve any issues from cost, quality, delivery and design performance
• Analyzes market trends,
• Conducts market analysis for price, lead-time, and capacity whenever necessary
• Submit risk buy proposals to ensure supply continuity
• Analyzes market drivers, which affects the commodity (raw material, component availability, global supply and demand, etc.)
• Drive, Strategize and Lead Supplier 4M+1E Plan (Materials, Manpower, Machine, Method and Environment )
• Ensure Supplier is performing market analysis, lead time and capacity analysis for all their sub-tier suppliers and propose for safety stock or dual sourcing when needed
• Evaluate risk buy proposal from Suppliers to ensure supply continuity
• Ensure Supplier is aware of global supply and demand perform due diligence and update long term strategy accordingly
• Perform monthly/quarterly check on Supplier’s 4M+1E to ensure Supplier is meeting our long term forecast plan
• Escalate and Collaborate with supplier on all challenges that is impacting build
• Initiate and conduct annual supplier contract negotiations
• Conducts spend analysis, leading to negotiation with supply base
• Quarterly safety stock review with Strategic Suppliers
• Conducts Half Yearly Supplier Performance Reviews (Supplier Scorecard)
• Conducts technology roadmap alignment – Coordinates with Engineering
• Identifies Cost Reduction opportunities
• Review Delivery performance
• Review Quality performance
• Manage supplier Change Request to support supply continuity due to EOL, Cost reduction and etc
• Participate and support cost reduction target including cost of avoidance
• Develop and execute annual and multiyear sourcing plan for spend related to our outsourced supplier.
• Take strategic lead and champion process improvement projects.

Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Business or a technically related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Program Management or a technical position in a Low Volume High Value Manufacturing environment.
• Experience and knowledge in Copy Exactly! Culture is a plus
• Competence with MS Office software, MS Excel, MS Word and MS Powerpoint are a must.
• Proven leadership ability and problem-solving skills are a must.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in a matrix organization required.
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving and project management skills required
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to quantify/evaluate manufacturing processes and technologies to ensure “best cost” solutions for purchased components and new product cost parameters.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills.
• High standards of integrity required.
• High energy level and strong self-motivation required.
• Planning and organizational skills with an ability to handle a multitude of projects required.