Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for specialty material categories, with a focus on process materials.
- Lead the establishment of global framework agreements with suppliers, manage supplier performance, and ensure continuous production supply.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve global targets in cost, quality, and delivery.
- Act as a key liaison, effectively managing relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant global sourcing experience, better from the following industries: Aerospace; Automotive Manufacturing (especially New Energy Vehicles and Lightweight Material Applications); Shipbuilding; Construction & Building Materials (Structural Reinforcement and Composite Material Applications)
- Solid experience and proven track record in strategic sourcing and category management.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of handling internal and external coordination in a global role.
- Strong negotiation skills and project management capabilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and partners from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Structured, systematic, and transparent approach to work and process management.
- Skilled in priority management and maintaining composure under pressure.
- Results-oriented with a focus on problem-solving.
- Fluent in English. Proficiency in Chinese is preferred.