Senior Category Specialist
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- This person will lead negotiation and cost-saving initiatives for outsourcing (EMS) of power supplies and accessories, managing ~EUR 30 million annual spend.
- Develop and own supplier relationships for strategic initiatives to implement cross-business synergies across a rationalized set of global and regional preferred supplier partners.
- Serve as Sourcing-R&D-Engineering liaison to ensure visibility and alignment on timelines, target costs, new platforms/technologies, supplier selection, and NPI risk mitigation.
- Develop innovative solutions, forecast category projections and provide mitigation actions as applicable to ensure key metrics for the procurement function are achieved. Special focus on risk mitigation and Supply continuity.
- Ensure commercial terms align with organizational goals (payment and shipping terms, liability).
- Over 5 years' experience in a strategic sourcing of direct materials or EMS
- Technical and cost driver knowledge in direct materials and components, if possible, in electronics
- Program and process development to integrate cost savings strategy into product development context
- Since many suppliers are based in North Asia, the ability to speak mandarin is a preference for this role
- Experience working and managing external vendors to deliver results within designated timelines
- Experience handling internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge of cost modelling and strategic sourcing process
- Learning Agility - demonstrates a swift understanding of the core aspects in unfamiliar situations and seeks to assimilate new facts, data, and information
- Manage complexity - asks the right questions to accurately analyze situations; acquires data from diverse sources when solving problems; uncovers root causes to difficult problems
- Drive results - has a strong bottom-line orientation; persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks; has a track record of exceeding goals successfully
- Collaborates - builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal - ability to clearly demonstrate and explain technical opportunities