Senior Mechanical Commodity Buyer
Senior
Your tasks
Summary of the Job: (Primary function of the job)
- Sourcing and vendor management to ensure approved vendors meet our delivery, quality and cost requirements
Job Responsibilities
- Set sourcing strategy and manage mechanical commodities such as sheet metal, structural weldment, machining, secondary process and surface treatment.
- Advise and provide solutions in the area of process, technology, material, machine and equipment and cost structure
- Provide cost estimates and competitive supplier quotes and submit on time to NPI and SIG during RFQ phase
- New BP creation and maintenance in ERP.
- Management in Supplier performance evaluation on quality, price, delivery & Services for yearly spend award.
- Supplier Management in Commercial support improvement & Continuity of supply.
- Contract Management with Vendors like Supply Agreement, Risk Buy Agreement, etc
- To influence Supplier for Customer OTD support upon receipt of escalation from Purchasing.
- Negotiate, ensure and improve suppliers' price competitiveness, lead-time and on time delivery
- Develop & drive qualification of new suppliers to meet requirement for customized automation projects and contract manufacturing
- Responsible for driving FA qualification and control run success. Ensure all necessary documents are in place
- Provide DFX solutions to customers and internal cross functional teams, for cost effectiveness
- Perform post mortem on cost performance of actual vs quoted
- Maintain KPIs and present to the management
- Manage and control supplier process to meet drawing standard. Lead inhouse team to resolve quality and delivery escalations with suppliers
- Maintain KPIs and present to the management
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
Job Requirements
- NTC 2 or 3 In Machining or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years of working experience in manufacturing company/ companies of at least one of the commodities - sheet metal, structural weldment, machining
- Minimum 3 years of working experience in blueprint and machining
- Strong knowledge, experience and network in the related fabrication industries
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Self-starter with ability to carry out tasks with minimum supervision
- Working knowledge of office software