Global Strategic Sourcing Manager
Location: Industrial Park Ghimbav, Brasov
Job type: full time (Mon-Fri, 8:00-16:30)
Duration of contract: permanent
Reports to: COO
Company: Vestas aircoil Romania
The Global Strategic Sourcing Manager develops and implements an efficient global sourcing strategy for raw material and external processes sourcing, in order to improve cost, lead-time, quality and delivery performance.
Main tasks:
- Identify and develop new suppliers for critical raw material on group level and ensure the Supplier qualification is done according to our internal procedure
- Develop the global supply chain and optimize the utilization of suppliers in EU, US and Asia between our 3 manufacturing sites
- Negotiate and sign contracts with key/ critical suppliers and evaluate the performance of each supplier
- Design and implement a global sourcing strategy for critical material and processes and monitor all sourcing strategies and policies to ensure achievement of all business objectives and goals
- Work in close cooperation with local purchase/ material planning team, to support on developing local suppliers for external processes and materials.
Qualifications:
- Strong communication skills, both on the shop floor and in offices – internally/externally
Good English knowledge
- 5 years experience in Sourcing/ Procurement / Category management for sourcing activities for steel and Cast-iron manufactured products – raw materials (Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel etc) from a similar industry
- 5-7 years experience with performing sourcing projects and negotiations with suppliers
- Good technical understanding/ knowledge in general and knows how to read drawings
- Very self-motivated and used to achieve excellent results without direct supervision
- Analytic and constantly curios on finding cost savings and running cost down projects
- Very goal and result oriented
- Very positive attitude towards cooperation with colleagues and suppliers
- Situational awareness and can work individual, as well as in a team
- Driving license – cat. B.
Travel requirements:
- Local travel and travel to other sites will occur (EU, US & China).
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