About the role
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute Commodity Strategy based on historical demand, product roadmap, market intelligence, supplier capabilities, and long-term business objectives.
- Lead the execution of regional sourcing strategies aligned with the Global Commodity Strategy, driving supplier selection, development, consolidation, and long-term strategic partnerships to ensure supply continuity and business competitiveness.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by identifying, qualifying, and onboarding capable suppliers while ensuring readiness for safety, quality, capacity, cost, and delivery requirements.
- Collaborate with global Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain teams to develop sourcing strategies that support product lifecycle management and business growth.
- Develop supplier capacity planning strategies to meet current and future production requirements, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and continuity of supply.
- Drive continuous cost-out and cost optimization initiatives through value engineering, design-to-cost, should-cost analysis, localization, process improvements, and commercial negotiations to achieve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) targets.
- Perform detailed cost breakdown and benchmarking analyses to identify savings opportunities and negotiate competitive commercial agreements with global and regional suppliers.
- Lead supplier contract negotiations in collaboration with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders to establish favorable commercial and contractual terms.
- Own supplier risk assessment and mitigation strategies, ensuring resilience across the supply base through dual sourcing, business continuity planning, and proactive risk management.
- Partner with Engineering and Operations to evaluate Make vs. Buy opportunities, balancing cost, quality, technology, capacity, and strategic objectives.
- Identify, evaluate, audit, develop, and onboard new suppliers while driving supplier capability improvement in partnership with Supplier Quality and Engineering teams.
- Monitor supplier performance using balanced scorecards covering Quality, Delivery, Cost, Capacity, Responsiveness, Innovation, and Sustainability, driving continuous improvement programs.
- Lead regular Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs) to strengthen strategic relationships, improve supplier performance, and align on future technology and capacity roadmaps.
- Lead Commodity and Sourcing Review Boards, presenting sourcing strategies, supplier recommendations, risk assessments, and business cases to senior leadership.
- Collaborate with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE/SQIE) to reduce Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) through root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive improvement initiatives.
- Support Manufacturing, Service, and Site teams in resolving supplier-related quality and warranty issues, ensuring timely supplier containment, corrective actions, and long-term preventive measures.
- Partner with Planning and Operations teams to improve material availability, inventory optimization, lead-time reduction, and overall supply chain performance.
- Drive supplier innovation by engaging strategic suppliers early in product development to identify new technologies, materials, and manufacturing capabilities that improve product competitiveness.
- Ensure compliance with company sourcing policies, governance requirements, ethical standards, trade compliance, and sustainability objectives.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or a related technical discipline.
- Management, or Procurement of electrical commodities such as Power & Distribution Transformers, Switchgear, Ring Main Units (RMUs), Cables, Busbars, Protection & Control Equipment, and other Medium/High Voltage electrical products.
- Proven experience in manufacturing, product engineering, or project environments.
- Strong capability in developing and executing Commodity and Sourcing Strategies.
- Good understanding of commercial contracts and the ability to work effectively with Legal teams.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
- Demonstrated leadership potential with the ability to lead and develop a team of sourcing specialists.
Desired Characteristics
- Growth mindset with a passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering business value.
- Lean mindset with a continuous improvement approach to problem-solving and process optimization.
- Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), and Power BI (preferred).
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence global cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
- Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical, commercial, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
- Hands-on, results-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Lean Certification (Lean Practitioner/Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent) preferred, with demonstrated application of Lean methodologies and continuous improvement principles.
- Collaborative team player with the ability to build effective cross-functional relationships across global organizations.
- Experience leading teams, mentoring, or developing sourcing professionals is desirable.
- Customer-focused with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities, mitigating risks, and driving operational excellence.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes