General Information Req # WD00073178 Career area: Supply Chain Country/Region: United States of America State: North Carolina City: Morrisville Date: Monday, November 4, 2024 Working time: Full-time Additional Locations:  * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville Why Work at Lenovo We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. 
Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). 
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub. Description and Requirements

Job Profile:

Manage relationship of one of the largest Lenovo suppliers including negotiation of pricing, supply, strategy, communication across supplier and Lenovo executives and cross functional teams.

Responsibilities:

Internal subject matter expert in respective area; provide guidance to team; lead cross-function projects Responsible for the alignment of demand & supply, and acquiring supplier commitments to support. Manage supplier generation to generation transitions both cost and supply. Identify opportunities for improving procurement performance Provide input to supplier strategies; obtain stakeholder support Plan and execute procurement operation activities for multiple high value/risk projects/assignments Interact with Business Unit to drive commodity roadmaps and strategies into the portfolio As ‘people manager’, lead respective supply chain team(s) to support departmental KPI, translate functional strategy into executable sub-functional work plan, lead continuous process improvement, monitor projects, and perform people management (including career development), etc Require very strong communication skills with both internal customers and external vendors Communicate with senior leadership team and with cross function teams on key supplier strategy and concerns Ability to analyze very complex situation, anticipate and solve potential problems based on the business strategy including the knowledge of industrial trends Drive continuous processes improvement in respective area

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related discipline. Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement/supply chain

Preferred Qualifications: 

·       Industry Knowledge of the tech industry

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