Are you a well-seasoned sourcing professional who is passionate to further develop within the role in a high-tech engineering company with origin from Sweden? If the answer is yes, keep reading as this may be just the right position for you.
We are looking for a strategic and proactiveSourcing Managerfor our newly established heavy machinery assembly factory in Seremban - Sendayan Techvalley for the underground load & haul equipment.
About the Division
The Load & Haul Division is the home of Sandvik loaders and trucks for underground mining business. Here we are safer, stronger, and smarter, as we like to say it. We have been the market leader by accelerating diesel and battery-electric equipment development, with sharpened priorities. We work in close co-operation with the sales areas within the Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions Business Area to provide the best possible service to our customers. Load & Haul home base is located in Turku, Finland. Additionally, we have operations in Camarillo, USA, Changzhou, China, and Seremban, Malaysia.
Do we share the same goals?
In this position, you are primarily responsible for conducting strategic sourcing methods, supplier diversity, ensuring supplier risk management, sustainable sourcing, best cost country sourcing, and continuously monitoring and evaluating supplier performance. Ensure lead time for delivery of goods and services while maintaining quality standards. Collaborate closely with internal departments to understand their sourcing needs, specifications, and requirements – specialized for heavy-duty mechanical components, driveline parts, hydraulics components, electric & electronics parts (LV & HV), fasteners, Kanban parts, etc. APAC, EMEA, and AMER – Global Sourcing exposure would be a great value added for this role.
Develop sourcing policy – establish, analyze & optimize sourcing strategy to align business goals
Collaborate with stakeholders & local purchasing, engineering, quality, production & finance
Partner with stakeholders, executive leaders, & process owners to understand business needs to establish requirements, scope & criteria for ongoing/upcoming procurement projects
Manage vendor selection – leverage tools to facilitate strategic sourcing & managing the Request for Proposal process
Lead initial market research & vendor profiles to assist in vendor selection
Build supplier relationships – via Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) best practices throughout negotiation, contracting, onboarding, opportunity & renewal
Analyze procurement data – collecting & interpreting sourcing data including cost analysis reporting, benchmarking expenditures, and return on investment
Optimize sourcing processes – perform regular reviews of established sourcing processes to ensure continual improvement, refining policies when needed
Plan & manage company's overall sourcing (or specific category) strategies
Research to understand company's operational needs and requirements
Build relationships with vendors & key suppliers
Negotiate pricing and costs controlling
Execute analyses and make suggestions for improvement in sourcing strategy
Develop an annual budget based on sourcing needs
Write sourcing documentation & review contracts
Build & leverage internal business relationships to enhance value-focused strategies
Proactively seek business optimization and cost savings or new capability and develop data-driven business cases to support their initiatives
Stay current on industry and market trends and best practices
Ensure compliance with instructions and organizational practices at work
Take EHS and Quality requirements into account at work
Ensure Sandvik Way of Working procedures are in place and always adhered to
Participate in implementation and understand SAP module Hanna 4
Battery technology background considered an advantage
Your background and what we find important
This role would be ideal for someone looking to further develop and motivated for new challenges to enhance expertise in the sourcing and supplier development area. As a person, you have excellent communication and customer relationship skills, are strategic, resourceful, and deliver as required, fluent in English, with a minimum of 10 years' experience in heavy machinery assembly/manufacturing environment or equivalent. Familiarity with LMW/Bonded Warehouse setup and extensive experience with SAP Hanna 4 & Ariba system utilization related to sourcing function is required. An expert of the regional supply base and a suitable degree or education certificate from technical & vocational institutions is preferred.
What's in it for you?
We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment as well as opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we embrace Core Values of Customer Focus, Innovation, Passion to Win, and Fair Play by providing an equal opportunity, drug-free employment, committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We care about your privacy and are committed to protecting your data. Please read our Privacy Notice on our Careers page to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer your Personal Data.
We believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business, and, thereby, our customers.
Want to join our team?
Job ID: R0073667. Submit your application latest by January 31, 2025. Please note that we are processing the applications already during the application period. Read about Sandvik and apply athttps://www.home.sandvik/en/careers/
About us
Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability, and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers' processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services, and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation, and rock processing. In 2023, the Group had approximately 41,000 employees and revenues of about 127 billion SEK in about 170 countries within continuing operations.#J-18808-Ljbffr