The Role
The Global Category Manager for Electronics will develop and implement sourcing strategies for electronic components, manage supplier relationships, and lead purchasing initiatives. Responsibilities include utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies for cost reduction, analyzing market systems, preparing budgets, and administering PowerBI for improved purchasing visibility.
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R&D
Permanent
Job Description
Requirements:
- Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering or Industrial Engineering and 5 years of experience in building and deploying a sourcing strategy for technical purchasing categories.
- Must have experience in:
- Deploying strategic sourcing strategies for electronics components.
- Managing strategic electronics supplier relationships, including, performance, development, negotiations, and integration.
- Utilizing Lean and SixSigma methodologies to develop cost reduction strategies and savings plans for material flow.
- Leading purchasing project initiatives utilizing VAVE and Value Based Sourcing to ensure purchasing KPI’s are met.
- Administering PowerBI visual management online purchasing system to improve visibility of key purchasing metrics.
Job Duties:
- Plan and coordinate activities related to the purchasing of the electronic and semi-conductor components utilized in the printed circuit boards of manufactured appliances.
- Build and deploy sourcing strategies for technical purchasing categories, including, electronics and electronic components.
- Plan, update, and maintain purchasing department budgets on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
- Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability. Identify new potential suppliers for various projects by benchmarking.
- Lead purchasing project initiatives utilizing Value Analysis and Value Engineering (“VAVE”) and Value Based Sourcing to ensure purchasing KPI’s are met.
- Manage strategic electronics supplier relationships, including, performance, development, negotiations, and integration.
- Utilize strategic sourcing methodologies to manage the company’s sourcing strategy to supplier capabilities align with operational and inventory objectives.
- Demonstrate ability to effectively manage strategic supplier relationships, including relationship building, performance, development, and integration.
- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Utilize Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to develop cost reduction strategies and savings plans for material flow.
- Utilize Sourcing Board to prepare bid awards and present business cases to board for approval.
- Negotiate prices and Long-Term Agreements with assigned suppliers.
- Implement improved sourcing methods, support tooling optimization and supplier risk assessment.
- Prepare reports regarding market conditions.
- Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
- Lead a cross-functional team in Material Flow & Inventory Control.
- Administer PowerBi visual management online purchasing system to improve visibility of key purchasing metrics.
Top Skills
Electronics Engineering
Industrial Engineering
The Company
What We Do
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.
