Commodity Manager (IC)
Western Digital
- Batu Kawan, Pulau Pinang
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Understand near term and long-term business needs.
- Request for quotation, negotiate pricing, sourcing components, commercial and supply agreements with suppliers.
- Negotiate with suppliers to achieve quarterly and yearly cost reduction.
- Work with suppliers to define proposals/contracts; and integrate highly technical concepts and objectives into contractual terms and conditions.
- Work with legal team to execute legal contracts such as NDA, TPA with suppliers.
- Coordinate procurement activities with manufacturing, quality, planning and engineering departments.
- Monitor commodity market trends & reflect market dynamic in terms of supply, cost, etc.
- Perform cost analysis for designated commodities.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive cost reduction, savings & cost avoidance initiatives for all procurement projects.
- Provide procurement guidance to functional management on critical sourcing issues.
- Present alternatives and risks associated with potential sourcing decisions.
- Prepare detailed business/financial analysis which leads to final sourcing decisions.
- Manage a category that has a direct impact on company's business revenue and profit. Define and implement category strategies in support of major products or programs.
- Monitor and measure the results to ensure the organizations objectives of quality, cost, delivery and profitability are achieved.
- Conduct data analysis to calculate, build and present reports including KPI's, Monthly/Quarterly area spend and savings & supplier Open PO's.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 3-5yrs of experience in procurement of capital equipment in semiconductor or electronics industries.
- Prior experience in sourcing of electronic and mechanical components including printed circuit board assemblies is preferred.
- Contract Negotiation / Vendor Mgmt. / Influencing skills required.
- Experience and expertise with sourcing & contracting ERP tools (SAP and/or Oracle).
- Ability to work well in a high-pace dynamic environment, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure task completion and deadlines are met as required.
- Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required.
- Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills.
- Ability to execute independently with minimal supervision.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint