Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Job Description Summary

As a Sourcing & Procurement Leader you will be proactively involved in sourcing high-value goods and services for our Vietnam facility. You will manage a broad range of commodities that are crucial for the design and performance of Power Transformers.
Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• You will lead Strategic Sourcing, Category Management and Procurement excellence. You will have to build strong supplier relationships.
• Responsible for maximizing value through Sourcing by strategically managing the supplier spend and identifying opportunities that drive sustainable improvement in safety, quality, delivery and cost (SQDC)
• Working in a matrix environment with exposure to global sourcing activities and partnering with the wider business.
• Negotiate Supply Agreements, Service Agreements and General T&Cs with all Suppliers.
• Involvement in managing Sourcing processes across the team and help to drive improvements
• Has knowledge of a broad range of commodity management, ideally within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Develop and implement strategic Sourcing plans and strategies to meet organisational goals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders.
• Place and expedite on Purchase orders and ensure due dates meet the business needs
• Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution.
• Manage problems and schedule changes.
• Update ERP.
• Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy / strategy, an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills.
• Communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
• Provides informal guidance to new team members.
• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations
• Impacts projects, processes, and procedures in own field.
• The role operates with some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities / provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures.
• Activities require professional judgment but may require more senior levels of guidance.
• Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems.
• Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
• May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive.

• This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing, Commodity Management and People Leadership.
• Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college,
• At least 10 years sourcing experience in buying goods and services, including (but not limited to) Fabrications ,Insulation, Raw Materials, Electronics, Electrical equipment. You would have ideally worked in the utilities/ energy sector.
• Must have working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) with a track record of delivering process improvements and automation.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Clearly read and understand the business needs.