Material Purchasing Section Manager

About the role:
Local Sourcing and Project Management for Direct Materials for Metal Commodity - Responsible for local sourcing, project management that includes implementing global strategies at site to meet cost targets. Also includes ensuring sufficient material supply for production needs

Nexperias Technology & Operations organization plays an essential role in the company’s success by ensuring the delivery of high quality, scalable, cost
- competitive technologies and supply to create a competitive advantage for our customers.

The procurement organization at Nexperia is globally managed with local presence on all major sites. Procurement manages the purchase of all materials and services from external parties for both Production purposes (e.g. wafers and gold wire) and Non-Production purposes (e.g. R&D materials, consultants and travel).

As a procurement Section Manager for Direct Material FOR Manufacturing you will be part of a highly engaged global BE Team.

Proven experience in a manufacturing environment and direct material purchasing is required, preferred in Semiconductor or Automotive environment.

What you will do:
- Sourcing of local suppliers- Negotiation for and procurement of BOM materials including Metal commodity and implements provisions of Purchase Order and other contracts e.g. Consignment Agreement, VMI, etc.- Work hand in hand with Global Sourcing Managers in the implementation of commodity sourcing strategies at site.- Project Management - Drive cross-functional(Supply Chain Management, Engineering (CPE), Production) teams to achieve yearly cost reduction targets.- Preparation of Quarterly & Monthly Spend & Savings Report- Ensure supply continuity during ramp-up’s and manages suppliers during slow down’s; manages phase-in/phase-out plans for material purchases for new products and discontinued products.- Facilitates timely arrival of qualification samples and communicate to supplier new development-related projects.- Ensure P2P compliance in assigned commodities (BOM) including payment coordination and resolution of any payment concern.- Vendor performance assessment through quarterly SRS (Supplier Rating System) and review meeting with suppliers- Assessment and measurement of vendor performance through supplier quality system audit and process capability audit, and follow through on mutually agreed quality improvement programs.- Manage/Qualify Supplier performance in terms of quality, cost, delivery, technology and service, in order to achieve best-in-class supply base.- Maintain close relationship with supplier’s key account manager, to ensure proper deployment of company requirements at supplier and be the focal point for any escalations towards supplier.- Performs supplier tiering within organization to ensure all strategic, key and commercial suppliers are classified and strategy developed around their importance.- Accountable for regular performance SRS (supplier rating scorecard) & business reviews with suppliers.

What you will need:
- Bachelor (or higher) degree, preferably from Engineering, Procurement or Supply Chain background.- At least over 10 years related working experience in electronic/semi-conductor field.- Experience working in manufacturing environment is a plus.- Excellent people management skills and negotiation skills in handling / building internal & external vendor relationships.- Ability to drive Project Management with strong leadership capabilities.- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.- Interested in fast paced environment, market dynamics with good business sense.- High sense of urgency with the ability to prioritize to meet required KPIs & deadlines.- Demonstrate strong customer-service attitude.- Ability to gather and analyze data and work with figures.- Solid judgments with ability to make good decisions.- A knack for negotiating and networking.- High level of integrity with strong emphasis on meeting commitments- Technical knowledge on semiconductor direct materials is an added advantage.

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