What you will do : Responsible for leading business unit teams in strategic planning, analysis and execution of consolidated procurement agreements and strategies that require evaluation of leading edge technology, extensive business opportunity and/or global application and coordination. Integrate supplier base with business processes and both negotiate and execute on agreements to leverage their capabilities and volume. How you will do it: + Negotiations: Serves on both negotiation teams and as negotiator. Supplier Agreements will have business unit in scope. + Technical Ability: Supports strategy development and coordinates cross-functional business teams through a high level understanding of technology, value added engineering, industry and market conditions. + Quality and Supplier Productivity: Pro-actively drive supplier productivity initiatives and jointly develop supplier quality road maps through the use of TQM principles. + Teamwork: Serves as a motivator who seeks communication and diverse viewpoints from stakeholders. + Supplier Capability Management: Anticipates market changes and uses them to develop commodity plans that leverage supplier capability. + Integrated Supplier Management: Supports cross-functional initiatives to link supplier capabilities to potential product development/ enhancement opportunities. + Material Focus: Leads and facilitates cross-functional teams formulating material flow and logistics strategies to support manufacturing initiatives. + Responsibility for achieving the business unit procurement goal – and action plans. Meet or exceed profit plan goals: cost savings, economics, supplier rationalization, NPI and other agreed objectives. + Provide financial expertise/support in terms of supplier part specifications, tooling + investment budgets, customer conditions, cost tracking, etc. so that program targets and purchasing goals are met + Guarantee supplier pricing control over the programs from phase 0-5 and over life time + Coordinate the supply chain requirements e.g. when/how to source, early sourcing, cross program supplier selection etc. + Guarantee integration and communication with global commodity teams. + Ensure smooth project launches by controlling the acquisition, sourcing on time and in line with expectations until SOP + Support of proper Make or Buy decisions + In addition to the above mentioned tasks, other activities and responsibilities may be individually defined Required Skills/Experience : + Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related technical area + +3 years experience in purchasing or related discipline (Direct Materials) + Experience in electronics (Desirable) + Demonstrated leadership skills in communications and supplier relations + Strong negotiating skills + Exposure to commodity sourcing activity