Job Purpose:
Manage commodities within the Exterior Procurement Team, ensuring effective sourcing strategies, supplier engagement, cost optimization, and alignment with vehicle program requirements and organizational objectives.
Key Functional Responsibilities:
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Develop commodity strategies, including part and supplier strategies.Support product change requests by reviewing, communicating, and assessing impacts on pricing and capacity plans.
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Identify and track supplier localization opportunities and drive the localization execution process to achieve defined targets.
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Ensure timely sourcing in line with vehicle program development, approved supplier panels, specifications, quality standards, and market competitiveness.
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Prepare purchase orders based on finalized negotiations with selected suppliers and in alignment with organizational targets and requirements.
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Coordinate with suppliers to resolve pricing, quality, delivery, or invoicing issues, and track supplier capacity and ramp‑up schedules to meet pre‑build and mass production requirements.
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Monitor market trends, competitor strategies, and supplier market dynamics.
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Research and evaluate cost‑reduction opportunities and drive savings initiatives.
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Stay informed of changes affecting supply and demand for required products and materials, and communicate any potential impact to relevant stakeholders.
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Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers on new projects, supplies, and initiatives, advising on the impact of changes on purchasing and production activities.
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Prepare, deliver, and maintain briefs, updates, and reports, including tracking and reporting savings to the Procurement Manager.
Job Requirement:
