Beschreibung
For our life science client we are currently looking for a Sourcing Manager
Start date: ASAP
End date:
Workload: 100%
Location: Zug
Main tasks:
Sourcing Strategy - 30% of time
- Develop in-depth knowledge about Supply Base Industry (capabilities, strengths, weaknesses)
- Point of contact in the technology and supply base area for Industry and Supplier intelligence and trends
- Develop, align with Business and execute sourcing strategies for the specific technology area
Cost and Complexity Reduction - 20% of time
- Identify and implement current and pipeline cost and complexity reduction opportunities with Internal Stakeholders and Suppliers
- Develop and manage the financial Business Plan through forecast of yearly price changes, tracking of cost improvement
Legal Contract Development and Management - 10% of time
- Negotiate supply terms and agreements for Raw Materials that best meet the needs and risks
- Manage contracts status to ensure appropriate legal coverage is maintained across the portfolio
Supplier Relationship Management - 20% of time
- Define and manage supplier relationship to best meet the needs of commodity strategy
- Identification, implementation and tracking of Continuous Improvement initiatives at selected Suppliers
- Crisis resolution through early escalation and deployment of internal resources
Compliance to company requirements - 10% of time
- Ensure Supplier compliance towards all company requirements (Reach, Financial, Health & Safety, Environment, QA etc) through deployment of internal resources
Access to Innovation/Sustainability - 10% of time
- Identify and implement product or technology innovation from Suppliers that fuel profitable growth
Ideal candidate shall bring:
- Core Sourcing knowledge: supplier strategies, operations, processes, associated risks; technical attributes of materials/services; cost structure of materials/services
- Understanding the complete value chain from Origin/base feedstock (Oil/Mineral/Agricultural/Synthetic) to consumer and the position of the category within this value chain
- Strategy Development through effective Business Needs Understanding
- Strategy Implementation through the effective execution of Competitive Bidding events, Strategic Negotiations, Supplier Relationship Management, Leveraging and Legal Contracting.
- Impacting the End 2 End Value Chains: Waste Elimination through Process Excellence - Integrates Six Sigma, Lean, or Design Excellence tools into daily activities.
- Impact on New Product Development. Drive, enable or influence inclusive end-to-end make versus buy analysis & decisions arising as outcomes of sourcing strategies to optimize network supply of upstream materials (raw materials/packaging) and/or finished product sourcing
- Key skills acquired through training or on-the-job experience include sourcing strategies, stakeholder management, financial/cost accounting skills, Total cost of ownership understanding/application, risk management, advanced excel, and presentation skills.
Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.