SITE PURCHASING COMMODITY PROFESSIONAL -

MISSION

In one or two sentences, outline the primary purpose(s) of this position within the organization

Is in charge of the purchasing strategies for his/her suppliers range, identifying the market opportunities (economical, technological and geographical), managing his/her suppliers list & the cost reduction programs.

Responsibilities & Activities

Outline the key areas of responsibility for this position, including the related activities and eventual authorities

• Is responsible for the sourcing process according to the plant & project needs in observation of the deontology rules and in the objectives set in terms of quality, cost and delivery
• Is in charge of the “order to pay” process: verifies that the spent authorization rules are respected set up the necessary orders and contracts and tracks the conditions of application. Insures that the suppliers are paid in the term negotiated.

• Manages if necessary any crisis with the suppliers

KPI and/or main deliverables:

• Productivity, supply base management, debt management, right first time invoicing, sourcing in compliance with target
• Proposes the commodity strategy and manages the supply base accordingly
• His/her responsible for his market analysis (benchmark, professional fairs, market trends, innovation...)
• Manages the suppliers relationships according to PO purchasing policy
• Follows and reports the suppliers performance
• Leads the suppliers sourcing process in the respect of the procedures
• Leads negotiation with the suppliers and internal customers
• He/she is in charge of contractualization with suppliers
• Is responsible for his commodity in terms of Quality, Cost, Timing
• Promotes the technical savings proposed by the suppliers
• Takes part or leads internal working groups for technical savings identification or problem solving
• Leads each time necessary the problem solving process
• He’s responsible for the risk management of his commodity (financial health of suppliers, M&A, dependence ratio…)
• Commits & Manages his/her portfolio in line with budget
• He/she is committed to the respect of legal & environmental rules applicable on its markets

Additional:

• Respects fully legal & company requirements
• Respects the environmental legislation.
• He/she have authority to stop machines in case of immediate risk.
• Consciously accept safety training, actively participate in safety activities and comply with safety regulations;
• Report unsafe status and behaviors in time, and actively participate in safety improvement.
• Must comply with all safety rules and regulations.

Integrated Management System (IMS)

Outline the key responsibilities for this position in regards of Integrated Management System (Quality, Safety, Environment)

Within his/her scope of responsibility, he/she respects the standards and rules in terms of Quality, Safety and Environment contributing to the IMS process management and improvement.

ORGANIZATION

POSITION KEY INTERFACES (internal and/or external)

Internal

• Expert in field of commodity
• Plants (logistics, directors, plants logistics & quality, accounting)
• Purchasing controlling
• Sales
• Division purchasing directors

External

• Suppliers

POSITION BACK UP

Fill in with back-up position titles only. Back-up should be indicated for positions in charge of customer orders treatment, supplier on-time delivery, quality, production capacity, shared loading (multi-part station), lead time, inventory level, preventive maintenance, and calibration are the ones to be provided with a back-up.

• Purchasing Commodity Manager – Asia
• Purchasing Manager China

KEY MEASURES & FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Indicate the Key Indicators used to measure the performance of the position and the financial metrics on which the role has got a direct or indirect impact (budget, sales, …)

• Safety: LTA /WLTA=0; report at least 4 unsafe conditions/times/per person.
• Productivity management
• Supply base management
• Debt management
• Right first time invoicing
• Sourcing in compliance with target
• Production parts (China plants) VAVE Management
• Yearly negotiation with suppliers

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

Personal Background

• Mechanical or Plastic Engineering Degree or business background with specialty in purchasing management.
• Depending of the commodity a previous experience as a commodity buyer could be required an industrial & international environment

Job Technical skills

• Knowledge of the markets
• Purchasing knowledge/ Commodity strategy management
• Technical negotiations
• Companies & commercial laws
• Project  management
• Finance & cash management
• Logistics (consignment, VMI incoterms)

Job Soft skills

• English fluent
• Good ability for communication
• Leadership
• Team playing

To define the Soft Skills required for the job, please refer to PO General Competencies available on Topnet.

JOB DESCRIPTION APPROVAL

Manager name & title: 

HR Manager name & title:

Limin LIU HR Manager WUHAN

EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT(optional, depends on  local legal requirements)

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