Job Title Sourcing Manager

Reporting To Managing Director (functional to BU CPO)

Mission

Support business strategy by developing and managing a supply base that can provide with the best value, highest quality, and lowest total cost supply chain solution in order to secure a sustainable competitiveness advantage and support the recognition of as quality and technology leader.

Key Responsibilities

For the area (plant&supply base area) under his/her responsibility:

1. Plan, assign and develop the necessary personnel of theunder his/her direct responsibility, ensuring the correct application of tools and policies on training, career path and evaluations.

2. Make the appointments and evaluations of the personnel under his/her direct responsibility according to company rules.

3. Give the necessary feedback for evaluation of other non-direct reports within the Purchasing community.

4. Lead the sourcing activities related to new contracts or modifications of existing ones of the spend under his/her direct responsibility according to the established decision levels.

5. Assure the necessary input and support to the Commodity Managers in order to establish the necessary strategic sourcing agreements or partnership collaborations with suppliers.

6. Assure the necessary input and support to the Global Commodity Managers so that the needs of the plants and the local markets are taken into account in the elaboration of the Supply Base Strategy for each Commodity.

7. Actively participate as required in the nomination process of new suppliers and the contract agreements affecting the plants and supply area under his/her responsibility.

8. Escalate any local market or supply base related subject requiring the acknowledgement or involvement of other Purchasing agents.

9. Support and/or lead as required the initiatives related to the improvement of the cost and efficiency of the Materials, Components, Investments and Services used in order to meet the company’s yearly and long term objectives.

10. Support the areas of Logistics and Supplier Quality on issues related to Supplier performance.

11. Maintain the local ERP system with the most up to date and correct supply base information according to the inputs of the corresponding Purchasing authorized agents.

12. Manage the product change requests and trigger the necessary actions within the Purchasing community.

13. Act as required as the local representative to all matters related to Sourcing inside or outside the Company.

14. Lead the Sourcing activities for non-production material, closing out contracts, price negotiations and supplier changes according to the established decision levels.

15. Collaborate with the corporate initiatives for non-production material providing the necessary inputs and operative support.

16. Lead the Sourcing activities for local ‘engineered to order’ or project related material, closing out supply contracts according to the established decision levels and informing the affected Commodity Managers.

17. Manage the local budget preparation process from a Purchasing stand point according to the guidelines of Corporate Purchasing and the inputs of the respective Commodity Manager Execute the Procedures, Operative Instructions and Reporting Systems defined by Purchasing, so that the assigned functions can be correctly executed, results and information correctly consolidated, decisions adequately taken and intercompany communication facilitated

For the projects (development, innovation or others) under his/her responsibility:

1. Plan the project sourcing activities, making sure that the sourcing milestones are part of the global project timing and assuring their completion on time.

2. Manage the sourcing objectives within the project.

3. Interact with the corresponding commodity/local buyers and project team members in order to plan, launch and complete the necessary sourcing processes required by the project.

4. Assure that the correct level and content of technical and financial information is used throughout the project sourcing processes.

5. Keep the project manager and project team informed of the evolution of the sourcing activities related to the project.

6. Actively participate as required in the nomination of the suppliers of the project.

7. Coordinate with the commodity buyers and the project team the sourcing activities related to modifications of the project products and services until project closure.

8. Execute the Procedures, Operative Instructions and Reporting Systems defined by sourcing, so that the assigned functions can be correctly executed, results and information correctly consolidated, decisions adequately taken and intercompany communication facilitated.

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Skills and Knowledge Requirements

1. Proven experience of at least 5 years in Supply Chain management in an international industrial environment, preferably within a Purchasing Organization, out of a minimum total working experience of 10 years.

2. Experience in Casting (iron), welding, metal fabricated products required.

3. University or equivalent degree level of academic education related to the job scope (engineering, economics, business management).

4. Proven experience in self managing a team of people with a given set of objectives.

5. Purpose driven individual, target oriented and used to work under pressure.

6. Proactive person to permanently look out for improvement opportunities through product and/or supplier changes.

7. Good negotiation skills in order to obtain the better procurement conditions while good and professional relationships with suppliers are kept.

8. Flexibility as to resolve external and internal conflict situations.

9. Availability to extensive travelling and willing to work in a true international environment with individuals of different cultures and nationalities.

10. Business fluent in English and the local language.

上班地址：黄浦区/市中心