The Senior Procurement Manager is responsible for managing the procurement buyers and strategic sourcing processes within the group. This includes:
- Responsible for overall within the BU segment for procurement activities including sourcing, supplier performance management, NPI’s, strategic suppliers development.
- Supplier strategy execution including strategic supplier framework, supplier base optimization, business and supplier roadmap alignment.
- Driving NPI and awarding management, ensuring awarding on-time and on cost target and strategic supplier utilization coverage.
- Driving team performance to reach to cost savings and cash flow targets.
- Process and productivity optimization, lead the team to improve working efficiency by process optimization and digital procurement solution towards benchmark level.
- Purchasing representative for the assigned respective Business Segment within Audio.
- Target and functional management of all procurement buyers under responsibility.
- Establish targets, priorities and deadlines for team members.
- Professional development of the team under responsibility.
- Ensures the procurement targets are defined and met for Business Segment under responsibility.
- Cross-project prioritization and coordination of procurement issues under responsibility.
- Approval of business awards for projects developed under the assigned Product Area.
- Alignment with other procurement leaders / supply chain leaders and BU stakeholders on prioritization and coordination of procurement issues.
- Ensures supplier selection is according to procurement supplier strategy.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
- Minimum of 5 years purchasing, strategic procurement/commodity management and/or materials management experience.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in sourcing in the areas of mechanical components, electronic and electro-mechanical components, contract manufacturing, loud speaker and various acoustic components, packaging and hardware along with some technical knowledge within a given spends category.
- Experience developing global supplier relationships and managing global supplier negotations.
- Experience utilizing procurement software tools such as SAP Ariba is preferred.
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
- Experience in leading a multicultural team.
- Experience in project management, negotiation, managerial and leadership skills.
- Ability to act independently on a strategic and operative level.
- Possesses knowledge of the product area.
- International and domestic travel are required (10-15%).
The U.S. based annual salary range for this role is between $135,000-$150,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, work experience and job knowledge, complexity of the role, job location, etc.
- Reasonable accommodation may be provided, to the extent they do not pose an undue hardship, to enable qualified individuals with covered disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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