Manager Procurement Commodity

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Job Description

Responsibilities

• Development, presentation, execution, and regular updating of procurement strategies for responsible commodities globally and regionally. Provide direction to cross-functional teams within the organization regarding decisions in those commodities to align with approved strategies. Significant focus on a cost-competitive and sustainable supply base, driving cost transparency, supplier optimization and development, supplier quality, and supply chain performance.
• Identify and analyze potential new suppliers that could provide increased value to Yanfeng.
• Maintain commodity bid list ensuring that suppliers are sourceable per defined requirements.
• Lead, develop, and manage commodity roadmaps in order to meet or exceed planned goals for cost savings and material economics and to provide forecasting information to the organization.
• Lead and support cost savings activities including post-launch audits and supplier continuous improvement activities.
• Lead cost transparency/cost model workstreams for responsible commodities and drive closure of identified cost gaps.
• Coach and support buyers through sourcing and negotiation, understanding and execution of strategies, and operational procurement escalation items.
• Drive/support/lead any additional projects (Advance Product Development & Sales, Insourcing/Outsourcing) that support improving the run rate of the business or competitive & strategic position in the market. Foster innovation interaction between internal and external groups.
• Lead annual business review process with strategic suppliers to ensure supplier-specific roadmaps are met and commodity strategies incorporate the current state of suppliers.
• Support supplier development teams by leading supplier executive reviews with low performing suppliers, support and negotiate supplier charge back escalations, and maintain and update supplier scorecards.
• Lead, motivate, support and develop procurement team members in responsible commodities.
• Support make or buy decisions.
• Guarantee compliance with business operating system, purchasing operating system and product realization process.

Qualifications

• Bachelors level degree; Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• 5-9 minimum years of experience with supply chain related roles with a focus on negotiation.
• 3-5 minimum years of experience within the automotive industry.
• Strong relational/interpersonal skills.
• Must be willing to travel and work at supplier locations, including industrial manufacturing plants which may require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• 5+ years within automotive or commodity related industry.
• Procurement- both tactical and strategic experience.
• Lean/CI knowledge.
• Financial/costing knowledge.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

• Business Operating System (BOS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related BOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT/ Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and/or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 67,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is in ten R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering and software development, styling, and test validation. Focusing on Smart Cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobility and provide leading cabin solutions.

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