Responsibilities

●Develop and manage deep supplier relations with the assigned key/strategic suppliers to optimize commercial and operational performance. Resolve supplier contractual disputes and serve as liaison between internal users and supplier where high-level involvement is necessary
●Liaison with operation engineering team, quality team and supply chain team ensuring sourcing product performance, quality and delivery meet upon agreed target.
●Be the Business Partner for R&D and marketing in China and the new product development teams to ensure that the demands on suppliers on a project to project basis
●Pro-actively search and identify new suppliers and products ensuring a supplier and product portfolio that meets market requirements
●Based on accumulated experience and received market demands and requirements, ensure that the sourcing team pro-actively suggest NPI’s to the sales and product marketing teams
●Conduct when required sourcing market research and analysis as a prerequisite to developing and implementing strategic and tactical activities
●Create, execute and track annual team KPI’s on a monthly basis, inclu