Senior Strategic Buyer

<p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The Strategic Buyer leads the procurement trade goods overall sourcing strategies, including development of category and supplier strategy roadmap, aligning w/ the product roadmaps, future technology needs.</li><li>Supplier key account function for ODM/OEM/JDM partners.</li><li>Responsible for commercial topics: frame contracts negotiation, price negotiations and cost reduction within span of control.</li><li>Supplier Sourcing &amp; Selection.</li><li>Supplier performance evaluation and management.</li><li>Supplier relationship management and risk control.</li></ul>

<p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>Development of Category and Supplier Strategy Roadmap</p><ul><li>Alignment w/ project procurement and respective brand leaders on products roadmaps, future technology needs.</li><li>Market scouting on own responsible categories / material fields.</li><li>Participating important fairs to source new suppliers.</li><li>Development and finalization of category and supplier strategy roadmap continuously to fulfill the business needs.</li></ul><p>Supplier Sourcing &amp; Selection</p><ul><li>Identify, evaluate, and responsible for onboarding of qualified vendors to support business needs.</li><li>Support negotiation of new awardings with project buyer to ensure total cost, year of year reduction, risk, and strategic fit.</li><li>Ensure supplier selection aligns with commodity/category strategies and company processes.</li><li>Participating and support all awarding proposals for new projects.</li></ul><p>Cost Management &amp; Commercial Ownership</p><ul><li>Lead negotiations frame contracts including Corporate Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, Logistic Agreement, Frame Conditions Agreement w/ key suppliers, etc.</li><li>Driving cost reduction KPI’s including annual price negotiation, technical savings, payment term, consignment and logistic terms optimization.</li></ul><p>Supplier Performance Evaluation and Management</p><ul><li>Leading supplier performance score card evaluation in digitalized ways including major aspects: Cost, Logistic, Quality.</li><li>Leading quarter business review meetings with key suppliers and high levels.</li><li>Participating onsite supplier audits.</li><li>Supporting supplier performance development in all aspects.</li><li>Support escalations in case of severe logistic or quality incidents.</li></ul><p>Supplier Relationship Management and Risk Control</p><ul><li>Supplier risk monitoring and control in financial, compliance, cyber risk, CSR, etc.</li><li>Supplier / product EOL management, commercially responsible to reduce liability risk.</li></ul><p>Qualifications</p><p>Education</p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, or related field (preferred).</li></ul><p>Experience</p><ul><li>3+ years in Purchasing/Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Supplier Management within project‑based environments.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Skills &amp; Competencies</p><ul><li>Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract management skills.</li><li>Proactive risk identification and escalation.</li><li>Cross‑functional communication and stakeholder management across Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Finance.</li><li>Analytical/problem‑solving capability; familiarity with should‑cost modeling and cost breakdowns.</li><li>Proficiency with ERP and MS Office.</li><li>Strong ownership mindset, clear communication, and bias for action in fast‑changing environments.</li><li>Experience with supplier risk analysis, innovation scouting.</li></ul>