Director of Global Strategic Commodity Management -PCB

Director of Global Strategic Commodity Management -PCB

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The Director, Global Strategic Commodity, responsible for developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans to enhance supplier relationships, meet annual targets, assure consistent supply and coach a team of procurement professionals to meet customer needs and improve company profitability and cash flow. This role is a crucial conduit between the Commodity team and external customers, segment stakeholders, and the supply base.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Director of Global Strategic Commodity (PCB) based in Bukit Minyak, Penang.

Here is a glimpse of what you\'ll do :

Develop and define corporate strategic plans for the PCB Commodity team and manage team members to ensure implementation of strategic initiatives.

Set and deliver on KPI commitments to the Procurement organization. Continuously review opportunities for improvement. Subject Matter Expertise for the managed commodity and ability to have market discussions both internally and externally as it relates to commercial trends, requirements and market direction. Establish credibility with customers through the demonstration of technical and commercial competence.

Global supplier partnership responsibility with expectations to travel to visit suppliers and develop effective executive level partnerships with industry leaders.

Ability to interface with senior leaders at Flex in all functions to develop and execute to the developed strategies.

Manage the PCB Preferred Suppliers to consolidate spend, ensure technical and capacity coverage and have appropriate commercial agreements in place.

Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering and Quote teams to promote preferred suppliers and identify value engineering opportunities to drive competitive advantage. The lead is responsible for providing timely and adequate support to the quote team to secure new business.

Lead and manage regular supplier contract and pricing negotiations to achieve margin and cash targets.

Support internal vendor setup process to obtain best terms and ensure a smooth and timely manufacturing ramp on new programs.

Act as escalation point for internal and external executives in the event of major supplier issues.

Communicate and implement strategies, contracts and pricing to achieve maximum advantage for the company and customers.

Intensively collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders to optimize overall Procurement goals and objectives.

Work with the Supply Chain, Site and Quote teams on supplier and sourcing strategies including supplier selection, risk analysis and capacity assessment.

Ensure all activities are compliant with corporate policies, ethics and ways of working without exception.

Monitor Commodity market conditions, supplier technology roadmaps and assess supply / demand challenges. Gather relevant Market Intelligence and communicate to internal marketing teams as needed.

Disciplined management of procurement activities by utilizing appropriate tools and systems.

Implement appropriate actions to recruit and retain qualified and motivated team members.

Support other strategic initiatives as needed in support of overall Procurement goals

The experience we’re looking to add to our team :

BA / BS Degree in Business, Engineering, Materials Management or equivalent required. Electro-Mechanical a plus, Master degree preferred.

Fluency in English and Chinese is a minimum requirement.

10+ years of increasingly responsible positions in Procurement, Supply Chain or Manufacturing, including at least 5 years in a people management role.

Successful track record of managing PCB suppliers in a large organization.

Strong understanding of PCB supplier landscape, technologies and costing.

Good negotiation skills, to make clear agreements with suppliers and the internal organization.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to make complex business decisions.

This position is open to candidates based in :

Hong Kong

Malaysia

The final work location will be determined based on identifying the right talent and aligning with regional business needs

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide :

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonus

AA07

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• Which of the following languages are you fluent in?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What\'s your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• How many years\' experience do you have as a Mechanical Role?
• How many years\' experience do you have as a Commodity Manager?
• How many years\' experience do you have in supply chain management (SCM)?

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