RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manage assigned commodity
  • Communicate & make decisions with Engineering, Quality or Production team for deviations, specs changes, plating, raw materials etc.
  • Communicate with vendors (~100 vendors)
  • Study of drawings, selection of suppliers, sending RFQ/RFP, calling quotes/proposals and analyzing them.
  • Ordering and following-up of parts for production
  • Business cases and business award preparation within the defined commodity
  • Participation in suppliers’ evaluation
  • Monitoring of commodity prices in the market and negotiate price increase/decrease whenever required
  • Monitor the change in material cost (BOM value) and present to management on a monthly basis
  • To identify areas of cost reduction and takes initiatives for product cost optimization
  • Other duties as assigned by the manager.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Post-secondary education in supply chain preferred
  • Experience working with many SKUs
  • Minimum of 2 years of sourcing/purchasing experience
  • Technical background: ability to read drawings and technical specifications
  • Experience in Electrical and Electronics commodity
  • Well-organized and task oriented
  • Ability to prioritize things in a fast changing environment
  • Experience in RFx and analyzing offers from the vendor
  • Strong negotiating skills
  • Ability to make a quick decisions and to multitask multiple jobs
  • MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes), any ERP systems