Procurement program manager

Position Description

The Procurement Program Manager is responsible for building, managing and driving cost reductions across commodities and projects to leverage cost benefits for various IR sites. This person will focus on project execution to ensure delivery against cost reduction and timeline targets.

The position will champion supply chain improvement processes, working with the supply base, internal customers to include but not limited to the site supply chain lead, purchasing, engineering, quality, and material control.

Function and activities consist of at least the following:

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Support low-cost country (LCC) sourcing initiatives through data analysis, supplier identification, price benchmarking, supplier audits, business case development, and supplier ramp-up for IR PT Global sites (10+ sites across Europe and US).
• Identify Saving Opportunities and Execute sourcing and cost reduction projects, ensuring timely and effective implementation.
• Track project milestones, risks, and savings realization to ensure delivery against cost and timeline targets, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to resolve execution issues and ensure smooth project rollout.
• Support NPD and i2V projects to ensure sourcing alignment and on-time execution.
• Support cost modeling and supplier price adjustment analysis to enable informed sourcing and negotiation decisions.
• Act as the key interface between suppliers and global stakeholders (US/EU plants), proactively managing supplier performance in delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Contribute to Net Working Capital (NWC) improvement initiatives, including inventory optimization and lead-time reduction
• Support sourcing across key commodity areas, including Machined Parts, Sheet Metal Parts ,Plastic Injection Parts and etc.

Candidate Qualifications

A)       Minimum professional and educational background desired (include years of experience).

• Degree equivalent in engineering, supply chain, or business-related field. Strong Engineering background is preferred.
• At least 5 years of successful global supply chain and sourcing experience for various categories / services.
• Experience with Machined products, plastic injection parts.
• Demonstrates a strong growth mindset with a continuous drive for excellence; highly accountable and proactive.
• Demonstrated success in project execution and year-over-year price reduction, delivery and quality improvements in the business area supported.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills are a requirement.
• Fluency in English

Self-Directed: Successful candidate can work in a location without direct, daily on-site supervision.  Highly self-directed and responsible work traits are essential.  Effective time management and prioritization of activities are needed. 

Prioritization and Planning:  Successful candidate effectively manages multiple tasks to complete complex projects. They are organized and efficient, and able to define objectives, sequence, timeline, budget, interdependencies and contingencies for projects or initiatives, maximizing time and resources and overcoming obstacles. 

Effective Communication:  Successful candidate is able to effectively convey their ideas and messages both formally and informally, in speaking and in writing in English.  The successful candidate will deliver clear, concise, accurate, articulate and persuasive written and oral messages, supply supporting facts as necessary and are adept at tailoring their communication to their audience.

Value-Based Decision Making:  Successful candidate effectively examines events, issues and problems and determine implications, isolating root causes and ensuring they are solving whole problems rather than simply addressing symptoms.

Collaboration and Teamwork:  Successful candidate believes in teamwork. They recognize and support team goals over individual goals, readily collaborate with others, recognizing and valuing their contributions and encourage team members to support each other. .

This position will have a set of individual and team objectives and goals (both quantitative and qualitative) that he/she is expected to achieve. Performance to such goals is expected to begin shortly after assuming the position. Such goals will be reviewed at least semi-annually with the person’s manager and will be reset as part of the corporation’s annual goal deployment process.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.