direct production materials / components to ensure accuracy Strive to achieve cost savings goals and financial commitments per program/corporate targets Understand and support execution of supplier Commodity Strategies Support Commodity Managers in developing and implementing sub commodity strategies (SMPE) Initiate and lead cross functional Make vs.
Buy decisions Supplier Management activities: RFQ (Request for Quote), change management, contract negotiations, payment queries, dispute resolution, etc. Coordination of commodity specific cost savings and economic variances with senior management for forecast planning Qualifications: 4 years degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management,
Engineering or Business Administration with a Master Degree desired Min. 5 years within automotive or related industry Technical: Automotive manufacturing, engineering, procurement, Supply Chain Management(SCM) and/or costing Problem solving to analyze and identify waste in supplier process to drive cost reductions and process improvements Contract Administration: Ability to analyze and execute contracts Understand key contract provisions and terms and conditions Understand Statement of Work requirements Financial: Understand benchmark requirements Identify and understand key cost drivers Prepare and present cost analysis to support decision making process Work to understand Total Cost impacts
to the business to drive proper sourcing decisions Negotiations: Ability to gather information, analyze data, prepare for and/or lead negotiations to ensure Yanfeng Automotive seatings financial, quality, delivery, cost savings and other corporate goals are met Understand supplier performance, process, footprint strategies in relation to Yanfeng Automotive seatings' operations in order to provide Best Cost sourcing Understand customer commercial and footprint strategies in order to provide Best Cost sourcing Other: Support annual Business Review process with strategic suppliers to ensure supplier specific roadmaps are met Support Commodity Teams in driving improvements in the following areas in order to meet or exceed planned goals: forecasted savings, continuous improvement, economics mitigation, supplier quality performance, supplier rationalization, sub commodity strategies, LCC sourcing content, payment terms, supplier T&Cs, and other strategic objectives Support Material Best Business Practices (MBBP) to implement strategies and cost savings Develop sub commodity strategies through SMPE initiatives Support on site Supplier Readiness Reviews (SRR) and Launch Readiness Reviews (LRR) Support compliance with BOS, PLUS, POS and SOX procedures Support advanced and operational Purchasing activities within a Commodity organization starting from phase 0-5 and over production lifetime People Management: Interact effectively with cross functional team - purchasing, program management, operations facilities, quality, engineering, costing, finance Lead and deliver results to support cross functional goals - launch on time, below cost targets, internal return rates, etc PDN-9ad3bae6-6aef-4440-bcf2-f43b795cb1d7
