Global Commodity Manager

About the role:

- SPOC for sourcing Activities for Assigned NPI project.

- Ensure sourcing Project deliverables such as Quality, Delivery, Cost & Service deliverables are met for assigned project.

- Active involvement in project planning

- Drive cross functional team to ensure sourcing process are followed.

- Product Cost Management at BOM level for all Commodities for the assigned project.

- Risk Mitigation -EOL/NRND /Globalization/Single source elimcation/PSL adherence

What you will be doing:

NPI Commodity Management:

- Support Assigned mechanical commodity to all NPI projects.

- Capacity planning and Single source risk mitigation at NPI stage.

- Represent company's needs to the industry and drive supplier partnerships to enable aligned investments

- Work with company technical expert to define target candidate suppliers of company NPIs based on company' commodity strategy

- Lead commercial related activities including RFI/RFQs, cost finalization etc, and perform commodity management role in activities leading by other functions to support NPI.

- Collaborate with company Commodity experts and commodity team members drive best sourcing decisions based on TCO

- Understand current market pricing and dynamics of competitive landscape

- Define cost drivers, establish should cost and work with engineers to achieve Design-to-Cos

- Escalation point for NPI team on assigned commodity related issues, including delivery, quality, supplier support, etc.

Strategy Development and Implementation:

- Collaborate with company Global Commodity Manager -Sustaining and other commodity team members to define company sourcing strategy.

- Implement commodity strategy during whole NPI lifecycle.

- Managing sourcing risks and create mitigation plan during whole NPI lifecycle.

- Contribute valuable inputs to supplier scorecard and business review, follow up responsible action points and drive supplier improvement continuously.

Technology Management:

- Align suppliers and company's technology roadmaps through understanding of market trends, company's future requirements and suppliers' technology value proposition.

- Develop suppliers to enable innovative products/solutions to align with roadmap.

- Be trusted partner and thought leader to product and development team

Who you are and what you bring:

Demonstrated ability to drive and close cross-functional project initiatives with great skill of project management.

Minimum BE (Preferable Engineering, ME Engineering and/or MBA)

2+ years NPI/Global Commodity Management, Manufacturing or Management experience in a industry. Strong background on NPI management will be a plus.

Direct Experience in Assigned commodity.

Possesses strong technical and commercial knowledge on cost drivers.

Demonstrated leadership, collaboration and influencing skills.

Strong, positive, can-do attitude, self-motivated and directed.