Purpose

A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry. Manage materials costing process & strategic allocation based on analytical data to balance material portfolio against multiple factors, e.g. availability, quality, sustainability, innovation etc. Actively manage & ensure a best-in-class and balanced supplier portfolio from costing intelligence perspectives. Contribute to building material pricing models for innovative material technologies to achieve sustainability ambition.

Key Responsibilities

• Building a balanced supplier portfolio through strategic allocation considering cost competitiveness while multiple factors like, availability, sustainability, innovation, quality, and speed also impacts sourcing decisions.
• Collaborate with Materials Costing & Portfolio Management to establish market intelligence model, cost impact analysis, financial impact simulation and forecasting for the best materials sourcing decisions.
• Develop and build and material knowledge, including supply market developments, manufacturing & costing processes to ensure best-in-class supplier portfolio.
• Manage market research activities to identify and evaluate new suppliers with Materials Operations.
• Execute the costing & portfolio strategy and give input to Materials Costing & Portfolio Management to derive sourcing strategy.
• Provide mid-/long-term recommendation of the best performing suppliers.
• Track implementation of the defined costing data & portfolio strategy.
• Ensure the accurate and continuous tracking of market data on input factors for innovative technologies.
• Building business cases from a costing & supplier portfolio perspective for sustainable materials incl. new technologies.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.
• Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skillsets and strong succession plans are in place.

Key Relationships

• Global Sourcing: Materials Operations, Materials Planning, Materials Costing & Portfolio Management
• Finance
• Product Operations: Business Unit, Planning & Allocation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Leadership qualities that contribute to achieving the company’s strategic objectives and personal development goals.
• Strong people and influencing communication skills.
• Strong business acumen, data-analytical and negotiation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills.
• Ability to drive initiatives and challenges status quo.
• Possesses growth mindset and prioritize one’s betterment to enhance performance.
• Good knowledge of costing principles.
• Ability to work independently under pressure and to deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of MS office, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• Fluent in English communication.
• Ability to lead multidimensional teams.

Requisite Education and Experience

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance or Procurement is preferred.
• 7+ years professional experience in manufacturing, preferably in Costing or Materials function.
• Knowledge of materials construction and manufacturing process is preferred.