SOURCING MANAGER COMMERCIAL COMPONENTS

Your opportunity

The Sourcing Manager Commercial Components is responsible for the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and supplier management for given Commodity. He/she performs sourcing activities for a set portfolio of spend categories at global level to achieve commodity results and ensures compliance with Group strategy.

Your Mission

Main Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing short and mid-term global commodity strategies for assigned commodity group.
• Defining the annual saving budget identifying risk and opportunities for a given commodity, promoting and leading cost reduction activities and alternative products/solution towards internal stakeholder and Suppliers, to contribute to the overall cost reduction target.
• Being responsible of the tenders Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the strategic or confidential allocated commodities.
• Negotiate long-term contracts with global and local Suppliers. Negotiation includes lists, quality standards, prices, discount rates, duration, delivery timescales, commercial terms and conditions.
• For complex situations (main disengagement, etc.), supporting the team member in the supplier base management.
• Scouting new suppliers to comply with the category strategy and lead the qualification process developping a unique sustainable supplier base.

Your Profile

Education

• Master’s Degree in Engineering is preferred; degrees in Business or Economics will also be considered.

Certifications

• Any Supply Chain or Purchasing certification is considered a plus (CIPS, Apics, etc).

Professional Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 8 years in strategic sourcing in an international manufacturing company.
• Experience in international negotiation, contract and claim management.
• Mandatory Language: fluent english.

Optional Language

• Fluency in French, Italian and/or Chinese is an advantage.