Mission/Purpose of the Job
Support VTS’s profitable and sustainable growth in China region through local for local strategy; build strong relationship with product companies, Technical Product Support, and the other divisional functions to optimize the cost of service parts and achieve customer satisfaction; set up Direct Purchasing and China Sourcing Activities at China Distribution Center to deliver a flexible and competitive supply chain.
Main Responsibilities
•Responsible for Distribution Center suppliers’ performance improvement and monitor with regards to Quality, Cost, Delivery.
•Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance.
•Continuously drive CC7 saving targets for service spares.
•Maintain and develop strategic relationships with suppliers as the focal point of VTS purchasing.
•Accountable for leading or execution of assigned sourcing projects (localization, resourcing, direct purchasing, etc.).
•Manage the full lifecycle of spare parts and suppliers, from introduction and ramp-up, to obsolescence, actively seeking replacement technologies and solutions to ensure supply chain continuity and optimization. Growth Mindset & Initiative – takes ownership, seeks to learn new systems/tools.
•Work in close alignment with PCs to ensure divisional sourcing strategies support to balance supply continuity, cost efficiency, and material availability, while proactively addressing potential bottlenecks or supply risks.
•Collaboration – works cross-functionally with PC/DC/STC/CC/Division and builds trust with stakeholders.
•Conduct or support supplier negotiations, new supplier development, and supplier selection.
•Make or renew supplying contracts which can accommodate VTS business needs and strategy.
•Intimacy relationship with lead buyers to know their strategies and decisions of price, lead time, and allocation.
•Operate SAP system for data extraction and analysis.
•Other tasks that assigned for service requests.
