Global Commodity Specialist
Western Digital
- อำเภอพระนครศรีอยุธยา, จังหวัดพระนครศรีอยุธยา
- งานประจำ
- ฟูลไทม์
- Develop, align and implement commodity strategies
- Negotiate and manage the maintenance of agreements with suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between WD and the supply base.
- Develop and present cost reduction opportunities to business and management.
- Conduct RFP/RFQs and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria to evaluate supplier proposals in accordance with company goals and policies
- Support Materials Sourcing related to individual commodities
- Drive cost reduction programs, including alternative sourcing and exercise independent judgment within defined practices and procedures to determine appropriate action.
- Maintain a safe work environment following all EH&S requirements. Interface with EH&S and Supply Base to ensure quality standards are met or exceed.
- Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of products at the highest value benefit to the WD.
- Manage supplier relationships with focus on supply risk management, contract risk management and cost management
- Lead cross-functional meetings with various business functions and develop a communication strategy to keep internal clients informed about procurement processes, supplier strategy, and procurement policies
- Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage Western Digital purchasing power
- Lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
- In depth cost analysis
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Communicate difficult concepts and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view
- Reviews purchase requests for completeness and compliance with company requirements; negotiates with suppliers and approves purchases within their authorized amounts or size.
- Evaluate single sourcing requests and ensure cost, quality and supply risk mitigation competitiveness
- Must Travel
- Manage supplier relationships, supply risk management and cost management of assign suppliers and/or commodities
- Expedite orders as required
- Monitor the cost, schedule and performance metrics of contracts and subcontracts
- Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business & Supply Chain
- Minimum of 5 years experience
- Subject matter expertise in sourcing & contracting tools (Oracle Cloud)
- Contract Negotiation / Vendor Mgmt. / Be The Lead Influencer
- Mechanical commodity sourcing experience preferred
- HDD industry work experience preferred
- Demonstrated skills in formulating and negotiating complex contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures, management of contractual, IP and labor law risks
- Demonstrated skills in project management required
- Communicate well in English both in verbal and written form
- Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required
- Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills required
- Ability to present to all level of management / stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics
- Analytical Skills
- Sourcing Strategies
- Cross Functional and collaboration Skills
- Ability to work well in a high-pace dynamic environment, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure task completion and deadlines are met as required
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications: Excel including excel (V-Look Up, Pivot Tables), Word, PowerPoint