Manager - Global Commodity Management

OVERALL MISSION / PURPOSE 1. To organise, conduct and lead the price negotiations with key suppliers in regular basis. This is the major actions to achieve price reduction. • Review RFQ package • Pre-meeting with commodity management team leader to lay out the negotation plan, tactics and issues. • Pre-meeting with suppliers to understand market situation and deliever AE expectation/target for the upcoming negotiation. • Prepare presentation for each supplier negotiation: business update, scorecard result, new project incentive. • Conduct and lead the pricing negotiation to make sure the negotiation results meet the overall target. • Follow up with the suppliers on any open issues/actions from the negotiation meetings. • Report and document the negotiation results/issues/actions. • Publish the new pricings and effective date and drive for implementation in each division. 2. To provide cost reduction projection and alternate parts proposal to the key projects. The objective is to ensure the components use in these products are cost effective and in-line with supply chain strategies. • Review BOM - propose alternate parts from PSL in avoid single source • Source from and develop PML / Best Cost supplier • Work on quotation and forward pricing for key items with suppliers • Provide forward pricings projection • Monitor the actualised cost reduction vs projection and take action to close the gap 3. To represent the corresponding GCM group to monitor and report the PPV/NMI in the monthly review meeting with senior management. • Co-ordinate within the team to plan and execute the actions to achieve the forecast PPV. • Review the monthly POR to make sure the PPV progress as plan. • Report any issue and concerns that will affect the PPV. 4. To support Commodity Manager and Leader in specific BU issues such as material expediting , VMI and Incoterms. • Evaluate escalation request from different manufacturer sites and Purchasing team. • Escalate the request to supplier's senior management and expedite for response/improvement. • Take the lead on shortage escalation call and monitor the progress and report back to supply chain and related stakeholders. 5. To support Commodity Manager and Leader in specific BU issues such as material expediting , VMI and Incoterms. • Meet with supplier's sales and marketing to get update on the market situation, review product roadmap/technology trend and design-in for new projects. • Feedback the supplier meetings update to GCM team lead. Understand the commodity requirements and ensure key supplier's latest/most cost effective technology is being considered in new design. • Communicate with suppliers and ensure AE requirement are covered and in line with suppliers technology development and focus. 6. To prepare and document the Commodity Strategy and Action Plan (5 Year Commodity Strategy, Executive Summary and Monthly Commodity Outlook and Industry Trend) for AE Procurement guideline and direction. • Collect market information. • Extract and review the related spend data from Power BI. • Review the spend and performance of each suppliers. • Review the data and action plan with major BU. • Review and present the strategy and action plan to management. • Finalise and release the Commodity Strategy and action plan.