The ideal candidate will have strategic commodity supply management experience across electromechanical commodities (PCB/Substrate/MLCC/IC etc). He/she need to have experience in semiconductor/Electronic industry. He /she need to have experience in working with cross-functional teams across various regions. He /She should have a successful track record of managing suppliers at all levels of management to achieve objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
▪ Experienced in managing electromechanical commodities such as PCB/Substrate/MLCC/IC etc. and conduct daily PO/Supply/Escalation management if necessary
▪ Work continuously in defining and executing commodity/supplier strategies for all WD locations/regions to have good healthy supplier panel across all regions
▪ Leading purchasing market activities and work closely with internal stakeholders to support the business growth by identifying and engaging suppliers and new technologies
▪ Tracking and managing generic parts capacity on regular basis. Assess and plan addition of capacity by working closely with supply chain and regional procurement team ensuring no capacity issues. Ensure no geographical issues impact capacity booking & utilization
▪ Need to work with supplier for long term capacity nego, supplier agreements, General Terms and Conditions Agreement, smart lead time, VMI etc
▪ Support NPI team, supplier quality, supply chain and regional procurement team for supplier related issues (Comprehensive ownership of supplier performance)
▪ Work continuously with all stake holders like suppliers, engineering, quality, etc. to generate good & value ideas
▪ Work with cross function team to review & control overall safety stock level, managing excess & shortage related issues