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Strategic Sourcing & Capacity Planning
Supplier Development & Collaboration
Project Management & Risk Control
Leadership & Team Collaboration
Key Competencies
Key Performance Areas
Job Description
- Lead and execute supplier ramp-up and sourcing projects from planning to implementation.
- Assess, evaluate, and execute capacity expansion programs and technology enablement with key suppliers.
- Drive Ramp Readiness by ensuring suppliers meet all technical, quality, and capacity milestones before production cut-in.
- Oversee seamless project transitions for Make–Buy and dual sourcing strategies, ensuring smooth ramp execution and business continuity.
- Identify 2–5-year supply chain capacity gaps and collaborate with Global/Regional Category Managers to develop long-term sourcing strategies.
- Conduct capability assessments and establish sourcing plans that align with business objectives and factory output.
- Develop and maintain supplier agreements that optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance.
- Define and lead the Supplier Business Review (SBR) framework for structured performance and engagement management.
- Champion the Voice of Supplier (VoS) program to strengthen partnerships, collect actionable feedback, and co-create improvement initiatives.
- Drive supplier lead-time improvement programs to increase flexibility and responsiveness to customer needs.
- Oversee Supplier Forecast alignment to ensure visibility, accuracy, and synchronization between demand and supply.
- Implement and manage Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Vendor Consignment Stock (VCS) programs to improve supply stability and working capital efficiency.
- Develop comprehensive project management plans with clear timelines, deliverables, and risk mitigation actions.
- Monitor and control project progress, providing regular status updates to management and stakeholders.
- Create and enforce policies for supplier risk management, capacity agreements, and investment programs.
- Collaborate with Supplier Quality, Industrial Engineering, Product Management, and Operations teams to ensure alignment and on-time project delivery.
- Lead and inspire a cross-functional team of internal stakeholders and supplier partners to achieve project milestones.
- Promote proactive communication, accountability, and problem-solving across all project teams.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and supplier excellence.
- Leadership & Influence: Ability to lead teams, inspire collaboration, and build high-performance culture.
- Strategic Execution: Translate business strategy into actionable ramp and sourcing plans.
- Communication Excellence: Strong coordination skills with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Analytical & Problem-Solving: Data-driven approach to resolving challenges and improving processes.
- Technical Acumen: Understanding of manufacturing, machining, and capacity planning to assess supplier capability.
- Supplier Partnership Mindset: Build trust-based relationships and drive mutual growth.
- Organizational Agility: Manage multiple complex projects with discipline and efficiency.
- Supplier capacity readiness and ramp success rate.
- Supplier lead-time and on-time delivery performance.
- Effectiveness of VMI/VCS and Supplier Forecast alignment.
- Quality and consistency of Supplier Business Reviews.
- Strength of supplier partnerships through Voice of Supplier feedback.
- Achievement of project milestones within budget and schedule.