Position Summary, Responsibilities and Expectations:

On Time Delivery:

• New Product Materials Readiness – Lead material readiness meeting with the Suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure availability of materials necessary to meet production schedule
• Identify issues early in the NPI phase and drive these to resolution prior to ramp
• On-site management of manufacturing partners to manage builds, risk mitigation and ramp
• Review past due purchase orders weekly report works with supplier for necessary solutions then report status to management
• Manages Supplier forecasts and lead-times changes and communicate with planning department to ensure accurate delivery schedules

Cross-functional Support:

• Support the Quality Department to close out all discrepancy reports and corrective actions
• Manage changes involving new material cost negotiation, sample qualification and material transitions then works with PE team and supplier side for PCN process
• Integration relate engineers and channel marketing for cables projects weekly progress meeting

Supplier Management:

• Maintain supplier scorecard with KPI’s that report supplier performance
• Coordinate supplier reliability evaluations via supplier visits, analysis of cost reports, supplier P&L statements, quality system audits, and other data; compiles comprehensive supplier visit reports
• Procures materials, expense items, equipment and services within the provisions of applicable Government laws and regulations and Company Policy

Cost Management:

• Collect supplier pricing and create comparison charts for management review and approval
• Negotiate with suppliers to obtain most favorable price, schedule, and terms and conditions
• Develop, negotiate and execute a component and finished product cost strategy

Project Management:

• Ability to manage all the above tasks.
• Facilitate requests for proposal/quotation; response analysis, summary reports and recommendations for management review for supplier selection
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with the Company's Code of Ethics & Business Conduct Guidelines, Purchasing Policies & Procedures, and legal & ethical business practices
• Develop performance metrics and drives initiatives to ensure goals are met on schedule

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 8+ Years of procurement and negotiation experience
• Up to date expertise in various consumer PC product industry commodities especially for Power Supply, mechanical components, cables (AC power cord, DC cables, USB/SATA/Audio extension cables)
• Outstanding analytical capabilities. Strong negotiation skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work cross functionally in a dynamic environment. Strong work ethic with high degree of flexibility
• Proficiency in MS Office especially for excel
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Bi-Lingual: Mandarin and fluent English