Commodity Manager, SCM, APAC
On-site · Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Job Summary
Commodity Manager, SCM, APAC responsible for APAC regional commodity leadership, achieving procurement targets in Commodity Management and the APAC region; provide functional management and leadership of the regional commodity organization; own and shape overall regional commodity strategy in line with Global Commodity, Vibracoustic and BU Strategy; ensure compliance with Game Rules, directives and VC standards; bridge between regional business needs and global strategy & standards; lead regional commodity-specific strategic initiatives; steer risk management (supplier financials, geopolitical, capacity) with mitigation strategies; own market intelligence for the region (new markets, index trends, risks, opportunities); act as strategic partner to Program Purchasing, Supplier Development, BU and Sales; lead process optimization for SCM- and Commodity-related processes; and demonstrate strong stakeholder management to influence cross-functional and regional decision-making.
Required Qualifications
- Dipl. Ing. Oec. (U, TU) University / Technical University or Bachelor in technical or commercial degree or comparable
- Purchasing Manager (3 years)
- Commodity Manager (3 years)
- Project Buyer (5 years)
- In total 5 years experience in automotive industry
- Strategic thinking and strategy implementation
- Communications skills
- Technical know how in main commodities of VC (e.g. Compounds, stampings, aluminum die casting, tubes, extrusions ...)
- Project Management skills
- Negotiation skills
- Professional English skills, Native Chinese speaker
- SAP skills (MM)
- Intercultural skills
- Business skills
- Team player
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