Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:
- Support design review on manufacturability, raw material, etc
- Perform sourcing especially in lower cost region and in line with the Company commodity strategy to meet project targets.
- Coordinate new parts qualification with R&D/Engineering and liaise with factory purchasing to ensure material availability for production.
- Sourcing and qualifying new lower cost region.
- Develop and implement procurement strategy for commodities including technology trend, supplier analysis, pricing and development including bench-marking.
- Conduct sourcing and value analysis-value engineering workshops to build up cost-reduction project funnel to meet annual purchase price variance targets.
- Champion continuous development of suppliers to meet the Company and business requirements.
- Tracking and continuously improving Global Sourcing KPIs
- Research and understand market and industry trends that may affect the technology and cost of p