Handling commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance.
Develop and manage suppliers under the guidance of Quality, Service, Technology, and Price strategies. This includes sound understanding of required program lead times, supplier lead times and capacities.
Building and maintaining strong supplier relations.
Active participation with key stakeholders – Engineering , Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain.
Ability to work effectively cross functionally, both internally and externally and build relationships.
Maintain Performance Pipeline for budgetary requirements
Lead Strategic Supplier Cost Savings Initiatives.
Adhere to Corporate purchasing and accounting policies and procedures.
Utilize Direct Material Sourcing Process (Request for Quotation, Analysis of Quotation, Source Selection) to establish a capable/competitive supply base.
