Strategic Sourcing Analyst III

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for analysing input requests, identify right suppliers from the approved supplier panel.
• Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, quote analysis, negotiations, obtaining Sourcing Committee approvals and awarding new business to supplier to develop finished products, components and tooling.
• Define PBL supplier sourcing strategy based on business needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis. Introduce new suppliers in Mexico, North America, SEA and India
• Accountable for info record and PO accuracy, transfer relevant data to SCM, (Incoterm, lead time, price, MOQ etc)
• Drive attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).
• Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis and Drive VA/VE projects in collaboration with Engineering
• Responsible for supplier price management, including PIA
• Responsible for maintaining the capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid any constraints
• Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)

Requirements;

• Experience in Electronics, Stamping, Machining, Moulding, especially from connector, connector assembly or cable assembly industry is preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams