Purchasing Manager to High Volume Slurcing

Title: 456 HVS Purchasing Manager Location: Lund, Sweden Date advertised: 2006-04-25 Last day to apply: 2006/05/07 Regular position 456 Purchasing Manager to High Volume Sourcing Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB offers mobile communication products for people who appreciate the possibilities of powerful technology.Established in 2001 by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Sony Corporation, the joint venture continues to build on the success of its two innovative parent companies.Sony Ericsson creates value for its operator customers by bringing new ways of using multimedia communications while mobile.The company has approximately 5,000 employees across the globe working on research, development, design, sales, marketing, distribution and support.Sony Ericsson is thanks to the success on the market going through a phase of expansion.High Volume Sourcing is the branch of the Sourcing community that is responsible for managing the material supply chain of our phones during high volume production.Our goals are to secure material capacity and material availability in line with our Customer's requirements.We are now looking for a purchasing manager to our office in Lund.As a Purchasing/Materials Manager for Sony Ericsson, you will be responsible the European branch of High Volume Sourcing.You will be responsible for three teams and their activities. The first team consists of material supply project managers who are responsible for managing the material for products in high volume production.The second team consists of commodity responsible individuals who have commodity responsibility during high volume production.The third group is responsible for forecasting and data. Description of duties: . You will be fully responsible for a team of approximately 20 employees.This means that we expect you to have previous leadership experience.You must understand the concept of developing and maintaining high performance teams.. Maintains orderly work processes by coordinating work flow and work quality..Oversees the day-to-day activities of work group/team(s); accountable for work group/team(s) results..Responsible for OPEX and Key Performance Indicators of the organizations . Expected to provide leadership and direction to the team.. Builds an environment that supports co-operation and cohesiveness among the work team and with other areas within the organization . Influence and motivate the team members through example setting, caring and trust. Qualifications . Previous leadership experience is absolute necessary .Strong negotiations skills a plus.. Supply chain management expertise a definite plus.. Purchasing and/or MRP background required.. Analytical skills and strong presentation skills necessary.. Excellent communicator . Good balance of strategic thinking and operational view . University degree required. If you find this interesting, please send us your application.//sonyericsson.easycruit.com// Last day to apply: 2006/05/07