Our client is seeking a strategic but hands-on supply chain leader who blends engineering knowledge with global sourcing and supplier management expertise, particularly in Asia/China commodities. The ideal candidate can balance cost savings with quality, supplier performance, and innovation. This is a specialized, senior individual contributor role focused on commodity management in mechatronics, electronics, or vision modules.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead commodity management for a specialized technology area (Mechatronics, Electronics, or Vision) globally.
- Develop and maintain a deep supplier network in Asia/China evaluate suppliers using QLTC methodology (Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost).
- Draft, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts independently, ensuring alignment with company strategy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Operations, Product, and Quality teams to ensure supplier capability aligns with product requirements.
- Conduct Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, develop business cases, and propose strategic sourcing decisions to senior management.
- Monitor and improve supplier performance via KPIs, scorecards, and corrective action plans.
- Maintain up-to-date supply market intelligence and recommend improvements for cost, quality, and delivery.
- Utilize SAP/R3 for supplier, contract, and procurement data management extract insights for analysis and decision-making.
- Support sourcing strategy execution with analysis, statistics, and monitoring of defined KPIs.
- Occasionally travel to supplier locations in China, Malaysia, or Europe as required.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Engineering or Commercial degree.
- Experience:5-10 years in semiconductors, electronics, precision engineering, or mechatronics industries.
Proven experience in global sourcing, supplier qualification, auditing, and development, particularly in Asia/China.
Track record in contract negotiation and supplier management.
- Technical Knowledge:Understanding of module manufacturing processes, key components, and production/quality methods.
Ability to see the bigger technical picture for procurement decisions hands-on technical expertise not mandatory.
- Tools & Methodologies:SAP/R3 experience.
Advanced Excel skills for analysis and reporting.
Experience with QLTC supplier evaluation methodology.
Key Competencies & Skills
- Good analytical and systematic thinking able to make decisions in a networked, cross-functional environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.
- High independence and ability to accomplish tasks proactively.
- Excellent project management capabilities ability to manage multiple initiatives.
- Flexible and positive attitude toward moving targets and changing priorities.
