Job Responsibilities :
? Act as Commodity Manager with specific focus in the region East Asia ( China )and specific regional tasks
? Responsible for Steel commodity
? The regional scope include Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan
? Observe and analyze the market of the assigned region, taking care of maintaining the “supplier list” of the region regarding his / her scope of commodities
? Set up regional purchasing strategy of assigned commodity, considering the targets of the global commodity management, product line purchasing and supplier development management, comply with targets set by the Executive Management
? Fulfill the regional commodity strategy and keep control over the costs of assigned commodities
? Document and follow up the necessary activities to fulfill the strategy by appropriate means according to the actual set of tools, purchasing projects
? Prepare and execute negotiations / price talks and inform the global Commodity Manager
? Handle contracts with the suppliers in coordination with the global Commodity Manager, non-disclosure agreements, quality assurance, agreements, general purchasing terms, master agreements, and others
? Handle the exchange of drawings and specifications with the suppliers according to regional guidelines, using “contract reviews’
? Improve constantly the material supply chain in coordination with Commodity Management, Product Line Purchasing, Plant Purchasing and Supplier Development Management
? In coordination with the Product Line Purchasing, identify products that could sensibly be subjected to a make or buy analysis. The decision is made by relevant Product Line
? In collaboration with Commodity Management, Supplier Development Management, Product Line Purchasing and Technical Departments, select new suppliers for commodity
? Report according to the regional reporting guidelines
? Visit, evaluate and audit suppliers with the team
? Drive cost down projects as the suppliers and involve the appropriate team, value analysis, decrease of technical requirements
? Act as a focal point of communication for suppliers / commodity. Lead a task force and execute trouble shooting in case of delivery problems, support in case of quality problems
? Visit relevant fairs, conferences and congresses
? Prepare and participate on customer audits for purchasing department
Job Requirements:
? Above Bachelor degree with Engineering background
? Minimum 8 years experience as technologist or in sourcing raw material of steel within automotive or steel manufacturing industry
? Good sourcing experience
? Good negotiation skills
? Capable to manage complex projects
? Good communication skills on an international basis
? Good MS and SAP knowledge
? Fluent in spoken and written English/German