Indirect Commodity Technical Specialist - Staff Solutions
Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 2 months ago Permanent Salary - Market Related
Indirect Commodity Technical Specialist
Staff Solutions
Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Date Created : 2 months ago
Job Type : Permanent
Salary : Market Related
- Participates in the creation of the commodity strategies and ensures implementation in respective region.
- Responsible for market screening and supplier identification. Perform supplier audits.
- Onboarding of suppliers: set-up necessary contracts like NDA, Code of Conduct, negotiate frame agreement incl. bonus, payment terms etc.
- Prepares and presents new suppliers as challengers to the Sourcing Board.
- Explain technical standards and provide constant coaching to suppliers.
- Develop suppliers based on SWOT and agree upon action plans to ensure supplier meets expectations.
- Support order processing as interface between suppliers and ordering plant (Procurement and stakeholder department). Remark: negotiation lead remains with Plant Procurement and design approval with ME of ordering plant.
- Organize and moderate project kick-off meetings.
- Proactive time and quality tracking based on time line and milestone checks.
- Ensure fulfillment of all topics out of Specification of Requirements.
- Pre-acceptance at supplier, implement buy-off procedure.
- Problem solving and regular feedback loops with supplier, Procurement and ME.
- Participates in networks across Procurement and other related functions e.g. ME.
- Coordinate further activities like Supplier/- Tech days, VA/VE activities etc. with Global
- Procurement, Engineering functions or other engaged functions as required.
- Mechanical or electrical diploma or trade certificate
- 5 Years working experience with Jigs and Fixtures or special purposes machinery in the automotive industry
- Intermediate level Excel, Word & PowerPoint skills required
- Ability to create & present reports in Excel & PowerPoint
- Experience in Procurement of Indirect Materials & Services, Tooling & Equipment, cost management, contract management and vendor relations will be advantageous.
- Understanding of Mechanical design standards.
- Ability to interpret drawings and technical specification.
- Familiar with equipment, tooling, jigs / fixtures, goods and services that are used in a manufacturing environment.
- Project Management & tracking according to project milestones and supplier timing plans.
- Supplier Development – new and existing suppliers.
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