1. Strategic Sourcing: Develop, negotiate, and execute end-to-end global sourcing strategies and contracts to ensure a highly resilient, cost-effective supply of critical materials.
2. Supplier Partnership Management: Build and nurture long-term strategic relationships with a global supplier base to secure high-quality materials and services.
3. Commercial Negotiation: Lead commercial negotiations, drive total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization, and actively manage commercial risks.
4. Performance Monitoring: Evaluate and manage supplier performance against key quality, delivery, cost, and risk metrics to ensure full contract compliance.
5. Risk & Supply Resilience: Proactively identify and resolve supplier-related issues, including delivery disruptions and quality deviations, using data-driven preventive actions.
6. Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with engineering, fab operations, finance, and HQ procurement teams to align sourcing activities with production budgets and timelines.
7. Process Excellence: Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to streamline procurement workflows and scale up supply chain operations.
8. Governance & ESG: Ensure strict compliance with all internal policies, contractual obligations, trade laws, and ESG standards across all purchasing activities.
