Commodity Buyer

Commodity Buyer

(Rayong)

Job Description:

• The Supplier Developing, Negotiation, Contract review and Cost Saving
• The commodity buyer is responsible for deploying the commodity strategy for its assigned commodities.
• The role of the Commodity Buyer is to manage relationship / negotiation with suppliers, pilot the utilization of supplier panel in programs and series production during sourcing, and ensure supplier performance.
• Provide inputs for Commodity strategy definition to Commodity Managers and Directors
• Responsible for implementing the strategy through panel policy for assigned commodities, and accountable of the strategy deployment
• Identify new suppliers to integrate the panel (scouting) and propose to GCD with Regional Commodity Manager their integration in suppliers panel list
• Ensure that the strategic panel is implemented in the Development phase
• Accountable for management of suppliers in his/her portfolio including risk management
• Identify innovation capabilities of suppliers and product / techno innovation within the assigned geographical scope and for assigned commodities
• Manage relationship with his/her suppliers, supported by the
• Regional Commodity Manager
• Provide inputs to Regional Commodity managers
• Provide inputs for purchasing performance monitoring
• Accountable for budget realization for their Commodity
• Provide inputs to Finance for new suppliers' cost models (cost structure, cost drivers, etc.)
• Provide local insights & inputs to cost model performance update to Finance
• Support acquisition buyers by challenging cost estimations and cost breakdown
• Launch RFI for benchmarking and market test
• Provide supplier list eligible for sourcing to program buyer according commodity strategy for sustainable QCD performance
• Support program buyer to reach QCD targets
• Build supplier risk mitigation plans with support of serial buyers
• Follow up resourcing and mitigation plan effectiveness Support performance of purchasing productivity projects, joins external productivity workshops at suppliers, push execution of identified actions if required
• Intervene in major supplier issues escalated by serial buyers (escalation, threshold to be defined)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred
• Experience in Electronics or Automotive as Commodity buyer
• Good English Communication is required.
• Commodity Buyer Level 2: more than 5 years of professional experience
• Minimum 5 years experience in purchasing in an industrial environment (serial life or program)
• Experience of successfully managing and negotiating contracts
• Nice to have Automotive experience would be an advantage
• Strong Knowledge of supply portfolio and market research and analysis
• Understanding of sourcing strategies and application (make or buy analysis)
• Deep understanding of business practices, market dynamics and trends
• Knowledge of contractual and legal aspects
• Nice to have Knowledge of assigned commodity (products, technologies, cost models)
• Nive to have Financial skills
• Another language depending on the region

ManpowerGroup Thailand - Eastern Seaboard Branch

143/165 Moo 12 T. Nong-prue, A. Banglamung Chonburi 20260

Attn: K. Nantawan Racha

Tel: 033 - 135014 Ext. 3408

Nantawan.r @manpower.co.th

www.manpower.th.com