Manager - Global Commodity Management

OVERALL MISSION / PURPOSE

 1. To organise, conduct and lead the price negotiations with key suppliers in regular basis. This is the major actions to achieve price reduction.

• Review RFQ package
• Pre-meeting with commodity management team leader to lay out the negotation plan, tactics and issues
• Pre-meeting with suppliers to understand market situation and deliever AE expectation/target for the upcoming negotiation
• Prepare presentation for each supplier negotiation: business update, scorecard result, new project incentive.
• Conduct and lead the pricing negotiation to make sure the negotiation results meet the overall target
• Follow up with the suppliers on any open issues/actions from the negotiation meetings.
• Report and document the negotiation results/issues/actions. 
• Publish the new pricings and effective date and drive for implementation in each division.

  2. To provide cost reduction projection and alternate parts proposal to the key projects. The objective is to ensure the components use in these products are cost effective and in-line with supply chain strategies

• Review BOM - propose alternate parts from PSL in avoid single source
• Source from and develop PML / Best Cost supplier
• Work on quotation and forward pricing for key items with suppliers
• Provide forward pricings projection
• Monitor the actualised cost reduction vs projection and take action to close the gap     

  3.  To represent the corresponding GCM group to monitor and report the PPV/NMI in the monthly review meeting with senior management

• Co-ordinate within the team to plan and execute the actions to achieve the forecast PPV.
• Review the monthly POR to make sure the PPV progress as plan.
•  Report any issue and concerns that will affect the PPV

  4. To support Commodity Manager and Leader in specific BU issues such as material expediting , VMI and Incoterms

• Evaluate escalation request from different manufacturer sites and Purchasing team.
• Escalate the request to supplier's senior management and expedite for response/improvement.
• Take the lead on shortage escalation call and monitor the progress and report back to supply chain and related stakeholders.

   5. To support Commodity Manager and Leader in specific BU issues such as material expediting , VMI and Incoterms.  

• Meet with supplier's sales and marketing to get update on the market situation, review product roadmap/technology trend and design-in for new projects.
• Feedback the supplier meetings update to GCM team lead. Understand the commodity requirements and ensure key supplier's latest/most cost effective technology is being considered in new design.
• Communicate with suppliers and ensure AE requirement are covered and in line with suppliers technology development and focus.

    6. To prepare and document the Commodity Strategy and Action Plan (5 Year Commodity Strategy, Executive Summary and Monthly Commodity Outlook and Industry Trend) for AE Procurement guideline and direction.

• Collect market information.
• Extract and review the related spend data from Power BI.
• Review the spend and performance of each suppliers.
• Review the data and action plan with major BU.
• Review and present the strategy and action plan to management.
• Finalise and release the Commodity Strategy and action plan.

7. To organise, conduct and lead the material program review with key project stakeholders

• Recognise stakeholders and each teams focal contacts.
• Review and comprehend customer and project requirement.
• Identify critical design requirement and components.
• Obtain project information including customer, application, forecast, MP schedule, etc.
• Review and justify BOM cost and target cost with Sales and Marketing.

8. To review and clarify BOM and component specification with Design and Marketing.

• Review BOM structure and component list.
• Verify and update findings with Design (DE).
• Identify critical and top spend components.
• Collaborate with DE to obtain most updated specification and drawings.
• Organize discussion for DE and GCM on specification and technical requirement.

9. To validate GCM proposals on AML and Alernatives for BOM cost optimization. 

•  Confirm DFM, DFA, DFC is considered in component selection.
•  Drive PML and PPL penetration.
•  Verify multiple source and alternatives proposal are in place.
•  Optimize BOM cost by using lower cost alternative, reducing part count and other design recommendation

10. To consolidate, publish and drive MPM result to project stakeholders and Management.

•  Consolidate GCM feedback and alternative proposals.
•  Verify and justify additonal cost savings and design       recommendation.
•  Review MPM result with GCM management.
•  Report MPM result to project stakeholders.
•  Drive follow up actions with stakeholders to optimize BOM cost   from early design stage.

11. To collaborate with GCM, CE and DE to have engagement and alignment with company preferred suppliers.

•  Arrange and coordinate supplier technical seminar and meeting  for design center.
•  Align with GCM and interface with suppliers to drive supply chain strategy in design.
•  Cordinate DE and CFG team to optimize the PML/PPL and Commodity classification in Ipro.

12. To drive material readiness, smooth product transitions and identify supply chain risk

• Drive material readiness for NPI builds with the cooperation with GCM and Buyer.
•  Ensure smooth product transitions by PM, GCM and Suppliers.
•  Identify supply chain risk and mitigation plans for NPI builds.

Knowledge 

1 . Basic commodity knowledge
2 . Market trend / technology roadmap

3 . Supply and demand situation
4 . Procurement terms and practices

5. Divisions knowledge - Business and Product 

6. Program and Project Management

Skills

1. Negotiation     

2. Communication

3. Presentation

4. Excel and Powerpoint

Abilities & Behavior 

1. Leadership

2. Teamwork

3. Target oriented 

4. Analytical mind and decision maker

5. Work through prorities

6. Efficient task management