The position also involves collaboration across multiple countries and contributions to global sourcing initiatives. Some travel to China and Europe is required.
Responsibilities;
- Drive the development and execution of sourcing strategies for Finished Goods in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
- Establish and implement global sourcing strategies for key categories to achieve cost savings and counteract raw material inflation.
- Lead global business reviews to enhance KPI performance, including cost efficiency, lead times, on-time delivery, quality, and production flexibility.
- Support the resolution of critical quality and service issues.
- Oversee cost management of sourced Finished Goods to meet company objectives.
- Negotiate and secure global contractual agreements with OEM suppliers.
- Manage RFQ processes for assigned sourcing categories.
- Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning for the supply base.
- Guide the team in developing and executing sourcing strategies aligned with regional business needs.
- Supervise the Sourcing Manager based in the UK office.
- Travel to China and across Europe to oversee supplier relationships and product sourcing.
- Contribute to broader global sourcing initiatives as required.
Skills Required;
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in supply chain or sourcing within an international setting.
- Strong knowledge of the OEM landscape in low-cost regions, with the ability to assess challenges and implement effective sourcing strategies.
- Proven leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Expertise in strategic sourcing, including cost modeling and data-driven negotiations.
- Track record of managing supplier relationships, driving performance, and ensuring seamless integration.
- Results-driven with the ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong negotiation skills, including contract management and legal understanding.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret and communicate market trends and competitive insights.
- Flexible and adaptable to internal processes, change, and unexpected challenges.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with ERP systems, ideally SAP.
- Previous team management experience or the ambition to step into a leadership role.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken; additional European languages are a plus.
- Ability to present data clearly and concisely to support decision-making.
- Pragmatic, solution-focused approach with a strong commercial mindset.
- Comfortable working in a matrix organization across different countries and functions.