Senior Manager - Procurement - Electronics Industry

- Deliver to performance of the procurement organization that includes productivity, supply performance, quality and localization

- Develop and manage localization supplier relationships and performance

- Drive material localization effort to achieve cost reduction and delivery service flexibility

- Executes the competitive bid, negotiation, and contracting processes for direct materials

- Collaborates with Design Engineering & Manufacturing teams to drive NPI project execution

- Acts as an escalation point for delivery and quality issues that cannot be resolved by direct material buyers and obtains favorable resolutions.

- Reports and implements key Supply Chain Metrics (STR- delivery, Commercial Productivity-cost reduction, DLPM- quality).

- Lead quarterly supplier scorecard review with commodity teams to drive supplier performance improvement in quality, delivery, cost

- Develop and ready existing/new suppliers to achieve material, volume, location, capacity requirements. Ensures supplier audits are completed/passed, and strategizes with QA as required to improve and ensure supplier quality

- Work with Quality to ensure that monthly supplier performance during NPI phase. In addition, that supplier issues are being resolved before introduction. Engages commodity managers if required.

- Communicate with Sales, and Design Engineering to ensure new and existing materials reduces company's overall risk exposure in the supply chain.

- Ensures direct materials are sourced in full compliance

- Enforce company and functional processes, policies and safety regulations; discipline as necessary

- Oversee and delegate work loads of employees, ensure projects, and assignments achieve goals/targets

- Monitor and evaluate performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training

- Develop, coach and build a high performing and engaged team

- Instill global mindset with strategic thinking in the organization

- Act as a change agent to challenge status quo if needed