Material Productivity Leader

Job description

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The Material Productivity Leader provide strategic direction and is in charge of develop, lead and execution of all the initiatives for the direct material cost-out activities in the plant. Also is responsible to support the operational relations with suppliers based on the strategy defined by the commodity management and Procurement departments including activities like the correct respect of the contracts in the plant, support RFQ processes including its creation and follow up, as well as take part in the negotiation process regarding price definition, quantity of products, quality and logistic level. Track and report key elements/data on supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the correct deployment of the general Purchasing Strategy of cost reduction initiatives in the cluster.
2. Propose cost reduction projects/ ideas (QVE, Rebalancing, etc. ) within his/her perimeter in consistency with the Purchasing strategy goals.
3. Contribute to the correct purchasing database maintenance via the regular and constant update of corresponding data.
4. Support the commodity management strategy for supplier consultation & selection including negotiate and manage contracts with local/specific suppliers (price, lead times, pay terms, inventory level, etc. )
5. Support and / or lead all the activities related the supply qualification system in plant according with the responsibility matrix defined.

Desired profile

Qualifications
• University / College degree in Engineering, Business or equivalent.
• 2-3 years of experience in Purchasing areas or similar.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• Understanding of Engineering /Manufacturing Process is a plus.

Hard-skills:
• Supplier Chain knowledge (Supplier Management, Cost analysis, Market analysis, Inventory Management etc.).
• Financial aspects.
• Quality knowledge
• Oral and written communication.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership.
• Project Management.
• Ability to communicate, organize and work under a cross-functional Team environment.
• Capacity for problems analysis and synthesis.
• Proficiency in Excel
• Intercultural skills, team spirit, result oriented.
• Database Management skills is a plus

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