Senior Sourcing Manager

SHAPE LIVING FOR THE BETTER
By creating desirable solutions and great experiences that enrich people's daily lives and the health of our planet, we want to be a driving force in delivering enjoyable and sustainable living. We go to work every day determined to shape living for the better – for our customers and for the health of our planet.
For that, we employ great people from a wide variety of backgrounds – not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because we believe that diverse perspectives make our business stronger and more innovative. If you share our values, come find your place in our global community. Meet us on @lifeatelectrolux and career.electroluxgroup.com to learn more.
You will be a Member of Global Product Sourcing Organisation, reporting to the Global Purchasing Director. The role of the Senior Sourcing Manager is to implement the Group Purchasing strategies developed in line with Global Product Brands, for Sourced products for the Business area, whilst supporting the local product category organisations to ensure the cost effective, timely sourced and procurement of quality products and their effective introduction to the marketplace.
You will be responsible for driving the implementation of Group Purchasing strategies for sourced product purchasing. To regularly review and evaluate existing suppliers to improve the total cost of the sourced products, actively liaising with Group Purchasing functions.
Your main tasks:
· The identification & Evaluation of potential alternative suppliers within the Asian and European region, closely liaising with Global Sourcing Organisation.
· To actively participate and drive Sourcing projects and products develop projects while owning Product Line (PL) budgets and coordinate all purchasing issues with the business area.
· You will manage/grow business relationship internally and externally, while actively driving business growth.
· To support the Product growth strategy in the given Business Area markets especially for Food preparation products.
· To proactively run Make v Buy projects, in order to assess the cost efficiency of internally manufactured products versus the cost to purchase from external suppliers.
· To ensure regular assessments of suppliers'' quality, supply chain reliability and financial capabilities are carried out. Whilst also taking a proactive approach to driving supplier improvement initiatives , particularly regarding Supply Chain and total Quality;
· To conduct negotiations with suppliers and place commercial contracts as required by Global Purchasing;
· To ensure consistent compliance with GSO purchasing procedures with established Group Purchasing procedures.
· Manage, Drive Sector supplier price and payment terms KPI to improve Net Operating Working Capital (NOWC);
· Create Development and implementation of Product Line category strategy in agreement with the Business Area objective and Product Line Generation plan.
· Lead and manage the relationship and interface with suppliers, who can provide technological innovations and continuous improved quality applicable to Electrolux products and process.
Qualifications:
· Qualification in Professional Purchasing is a preferred asset;
· In-depth international business experience preferably purchasing;
· Capability to deal with top management, internally and externally;
· Strong communication skills, in order to assume highly visible interface role with internal and external business partners;
· Energetic, creative, mature flexible approach with an outstanding team playing skills;
· Experience in Food Preparation products procurement and Technical Engineering background is a plus;
· Knowledge of Supply Chain and Quality systems, with the ability to support and effect change within both field, an asset;
· A person who has the ability to effect change, with bias for action and the fortitude to challenge the status quo with results-oriented sense of urgency, while approaching change with respect for organisation and its past;
· 2 to 4 years of experiences in the Home Appliances industry is a preferred asset;
· Strong organisational skills, while ensure the ideas are converted into deliverable projects and tasks, within agreed and budget parameters.
· Ability to lead and influence people who do not report directly and managing conflict;
· Available of frequent travel throughout Asia and Globally;
· English language is a must and any other language is a plus;
At Electrolux, we take responsibility for our development in a supportive environment where we embrace our differences and learn from each other. In a truly multicultural setting, we shape living for the better and create remarkable experiences for employees and consumers, all around the globe.
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Electrolux is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell approximately 60 million household products in approximately 120 markets every year. In 2020 Electrolux had sales of SEK 116 billion and employed 48,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.
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