I. SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Plan, organize, and audit the operations of the procurement department, and establish procurement goals and strategies to facilitate the department's implementation.
II. DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES (End Results Expected):
- Establish procurement systems and strategies to achieve the company’s overall goals for quality, delivery, cost and ESG requirement.
- Utilize procurement strategies to effectively reduce purchase costs.
- Develop supply chain management strategies to shorten lead times and reduce inventory.
- Search for suppliers with technical capabilities to support new product development.
- Implement risk management to adopt effective methods for key raw materials, avoiding supply disruptions.
- Participate in regular meetings with cross-functional teams, provide information and suggestions to solve problems and complete tasks.
- Handling the procurement process, sourcing suppliers and managing vendor relationships to ensure a seamless supply chain and optimize costs.
- Evaluate procurement plans and review the appropriateness of purchase orders and procurement contracts.
- Visit major domestic and international suppliers to understand their capabilities and whether their conditions meet the requirements.
- Evaluate suppliers' quality systems, process capabilities, and delivery efficiency to select appropriate suppliers.
- Supervise delivery and quality issues, and support procurement staff in handling major quality and delivery matters.
- Develop and supervise the execution of material cost reduction plans to meet targets on schedule.
- Coordinate new product development and cost-reduction projects, such as quotations, sample trials, process development, scheduling, etc.
III. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Able to work independently, with strong communication and coordination skills.
IV. COMMUNICATIONS:
ORAL: Good command in English, knowledge of Japanese is preferred.
WRITTEN: Good command in English, knowledge of Japanese is preferred.
V. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SCHEDULING AND PLANNING:
Good at time management, be able to continually evaluate priorities and make appropriate adjustments.
VI. BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree or higher, majoring in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Management, International Trade, or related fields
RAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Familiar with SAP system, ERP, SCM concept
- High integrity and strong business negotiation skills
- Professional skills in supplier evaluation.
- Over 7 years of experience in electronic material procurement (including 2+ years in a supervisory role).
- Ability to implement IATF-16949 quality system requirements.