Global Strategic Sourcing Lead - Elastomers & Plastics

VAT GROUP; Sennwald; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VAT Group is a leading Switzerland-based supplier of high-performance vacuum valves with a global footprint and manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania. We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to partner with business units and operations to sustain the Global Category Management Operating Model and secure supply at best cost for future business needs.

The role involves defining category strategies, managing direct materials like elastomers, rubber and plastics, and driving

Qualifikationen

• A further education in Procurement or equivalent; ideally a Master’s degree or similar.
• Preferably 4-8 years of in-depth strategic sourcing experience with a solid working knowledge of global category management direct materials.
• Preferably strong experience on the electronic sourcing market dealing with EMS suppliers as well as components.
• Demonstrated work experience on category specific production techniques and processes.
• Working experience within a global complex organization; an understanding of cross-functional & cross cultural change management is essential.
• Strong contract negotiation skills, ideally with practice in global industrial manufacturing companies.
• Experience with Power BI or similar data analytics tools preferable.
• Solid people and change management skills, stakeholder engagement, cross-functional project leadership skills, strong analytical skills and ability to focus on the essential facts, able to get results through others, able to multi-task, ability to work under pressure
• Fluent in English and good level of German desirable.

Aufgaben

• Management of own material categories (capacity, knowledge management, performance). Focus is on Elastomer, Rubber and Plastics
• Accountable for contributing to the global Direct Material & Supply Base Performance (QCD)
• Representing own direct material categories within the VAT organization
• Accountable for the category specific achievement of the objectives of cost optimization, supply base optimization, geographic sourcing footprint and Best Cost Country Sourcing
• Providing forward-looking guidance on trends, threats and opportunities in own categories (eg. raw materials etc.)
• Active contribution to the bottom-up alignment of the Direct Materials Category Team with the defined / set company objectives
• Interface to BU / Engineering for Strategic Sourcing activities along with the PDP process
• Act as a change agent regarding main stakeholders
• Perform the development of category sourcing strategies applying and complying with defined methods and tools
• Active supplier relationship management of the global supply base within its own category perimeter in alignment with the category teams in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania

Kenntnisse

Procurement expertise

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

English fluent

German knowledge

Ausbildung

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

VAT Group is a leading Switzerland-based supplier of high-performance vacuum valves with a global footprint and manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania. We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to partner with business units and operations to sustain the Global Category Management Operating Model and secure supply at best cost for future business needs.

The role involves defining category strategies, managing direct materials like elastomers, rubber and plastics, and driving