Sourcing Manager - Azja

K&K Selekt Human Resources Consulting; Rzeszów; On-site; PLN 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

K&K Selekt Human Resources Consulting invites applications for the role of Sourcing Manager. The position focuses on leading best purchasing practices and sourcing activities across India and China markets, with global supplier relationships and a responsibility for approximately $20M spend in various projects.

You will develop sourcing strategies, negotiate terms, and ensure timely transition from development to mass production.

Qualifications

• BS or MBA with procurement focus or engineering background.
• 5–7 years of operational purchasing experience.
• Experience leading global sourcing initiatives (India/China).
• Strong negotiation, vendor management and contract awareness.
• Fluent Polish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing activities across direct material categories (China, India, others).
• Quote, negotiate, source, buy and manage supplier relationships and performance.
• Handle a global spend of around $20M across projects.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to cut costs and improve supplier performance.
• Identify cost savings and craft favorable terms to ensure supply.
• Oversee handover to tactical buyers after development and support ramp-up.
• Drive vendor inventory management and volume pricing programs.
• Maintain knowledge on supplier management, market intelligence and regulations.
• Continuously improve purchasing practices to boost quality, delivery and cost.
• Collaborate with international teams around the world.

Skills

Operational Purchasing

Strategic Sourcing

Global Sourcing

Vendor Management

Negotiation

Leadership

Project Management

Change Management

Contract Law

Communication

Education

BS Degree in Business or Engineering

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Miejsce pracy: Rzeszow Area / Asia Region

K&K Selekt Human Resources Consulting for 25 years, has been conducting HR consulting projects for global, renowned industrial and service companies as well as new investments.

Our partners develop their businesses thanks to well-matched management staff, managers, leaders, and experienced engineers.

Development, change, success, and satisfaction are the features that make companies and talents grow with us, in accordance with their needs and goals.

PROJECT: Sourcing Manager

Together with our Partner, a global manufacturer and expert in metal technologies, including for the machinery and automotive industries, we invite you to discuss the role of Sourcing Manager.

Aim Of The Role

Continually lead best purchasing practices and sourcing activities in India and China markets.

Scope Of Main Responsibilities

• Effective execution and realization of sourcing activities cross all direct material categories (China, India & other potential countries).
• The scope of responsibility includes quoting, negotiating, sourcing, buying and managing the supplier relationships and supplier performance in support of company business requirement essentials.
• Global responsibility of ca. $20M spend in different projects
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to secure best possible cost and improve supplier performance
• Identify cost savings opportunities, create competitive environments, creatively negotiate and generate favorable Terms & Conditions to assure seamless availability of products to support various projects
• Lead appropriate handover process of sourced products to assigned tactical buyers after successful development; monitor & support initial mass production order progress to ensure seamless transition
• Lead Vendor Inventory Management program to negotiate volume pricing, stocking program to support new and current product lines where is necessary
• Maintain right level of knowledges on supplier management, market intelligence, government regulations.
• Continually drive best purchasing practices and procedures to improve supplier quality, delivery and costs.
• Work with international teams, located globally.

Requirements

• Education: BS Degree in Business or Engineering, MBA preferred
• 5-7 years Operational Purchasing
• Experience at LCR region (India & China) is a must have (sourcing area)
• Strategic Sourcing with 3+ years leading global initiatives
• Desired experience in manufacturing industry
• Business skills: leadership, strategic thinking, communications, change management
• Familiarity and experience with Contract Law
• Technical knowledge of castings, forgings, machining and other railway key categories
• Management skills
• Tactical purchasing experience
• Expertise in technical decision making, CI and project management
• Fluent knowledge of Polish and English

Our Partner Offers

• Employment in an international company during a period of significant growth
• Attractive salary
• Stable employment
• Annual bonus
• Benefit package (Multisport card, private medical insurance, meal subsidies, vacation subsidies).

We kindly inform that we will contact only the selected candidates.