Responsibilities
- Drive/ support all assigned SCM activities required to deliver Region’s annual revenue, OI Targets and material performance targets
- Attain Quality Business Case Requirements of the Product Line – Assure on‑going operational excellence of purchased material within product line for the life of the program including quality and delivery (Shared responsibility among PLP team/Supplier Quality/Category Managers); Assure execution of supplier assessment and drive supplier development activities in support of the product line needs and integral enterprise category team strategies and direction
- Attain Volume Business Case Requirements of the product line – Execute Purchasing Program Management to achieve flawless launch (BOM cost tracking with actions to meet BOM target, Sourcing, PPAP ~ ensuring QCD targets etc.); Facilitate the Early Sourcing Plan & Flawless Launch Plan; Follow up on deliverables and tracking of Early Sourcing/Strategic Sourcing; Escalate potential cost gaps, Material%/Sales,
plan and timing misses to Purchasing Program manager and SCM leaders; Track programs to achieve Flawless Launch; Serve as the central SCM contact to the product line organization for Direct Materials
- Attain Cost Business Case Requirements of the Product Line – Drive project teams to develop and execute plans to convert all “red” programs related to purchased material to profitability to “green”
- Support MCIP (Material Cost Improvement Programs) activities – participate in the workshops; suggest alternative components; drive benchmarking; provide pricing data to be able to make cost comparison; ensure compliance with SCM Category strategy; understand cost impact of the initiative to the project.
- Influence SCM Category strategy development to meet the needs of the product line
- Participate in category planning and execution representing Product line needs
- Provide feedback to category organization to adjust/update category strategies in order to align with Pr