Commodity Manager Silicon, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Manufacturing

Job Summary

Who Youll Work With

The Commodity Manager is responsible to develop Aristas commodity strategies for Power Modules Power IC Logic IC Timing IC Discrete IC in order to drive time to market continuity of supply and meet cost reduction initiatives. Youll work across the supply chain to support operations and will be collaborating with Engineering on sourcing strategies.

The role will require the individual to be familiar with the complete range of strategic sourcing activities and sustaining production management. This includes the analysis of spend the formulation of and implementation of commodity strategies the negotiation of contracts and the ongoing management of strategic supplier relationships.

What Youll Do

Creates implements and maintains sourcing strategies for assigned commodities to support company requirements.
Undertakes spend analysis supplier assessment and supplier selection to agreed processes.
Develops and implements commodity strategies in line with company and manufacturing initiatives to improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce the total cost of supply chain management.
Builds cost models (TAC/should cost) to validate commodity strategies and to understand cost drivers.
Coordinates all activities with Engineering NPI and suppliers to ensure the selection of parts with long lifetimes and solid supply availability.
Working with the site supply chain leads this individual will manage relationships with suppliers on behalf of Arista.
Develops a robust commodity supply base which creates and sustains a competitive advantage for Arista utilizing global markets leveraging spend and best in class technologies.
Monitors/reports on priority projects and savings.
Ensures that agreed strategic sourcing targets for cost reduction are met in the commodity portfolio. This includes responsibility for meeting improvement plan targets and year on year cost reductions.
Provides support to NPI teams as required to meet target costs and establish program cost models.
Negotiations and management of cost models for suppliers to include hard money (such as price volume discounts etc.) and soft money (such as expertise technical backup etc.) in the context of Total Acquisition Cost (TAC) and Total Opportunity Cost (TOC).
Identification and delivery of opportunities for cost reduction.
Provides input for annual and long-term savings targets.
Trains/Mentors junior supply chain personnel on strategic sourcing process.
Ensures appropriate performance measure (Technology Quality Cost and Delivery) of supply base and feedback of results.

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Operations or Engineering required; Masters degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years experience in a networking environment (preferred) electronics or electrical purchasing commodity management and materials management positions. CPIM CIRM and/or C.P.M. desired.
Excellent Program and Project Management Skills.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management.
Utilize strong team building abilities to lead cross-functional process improvement teams and lead change within the organization. Ability to coordinate cross-site multi-functional objectives.
Ability to interface and positively influence at all levels through excellent communication skills.
Understanding of assigned commodities materials and manufacturing processes.
Strong PC application skills. Including complement of Microsoft Office Software with strong capabilities in Project and Access.
Must be based in Malaysia with legal work rights.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Who Youll Work WithThe Commodity Manager is responsible to develop Aristas commodity strategies for Power Modules Power IC Logic IC Timing IC Discrete IC in order to drive time to market continuity of supply and meet cost reduction initiatives. Youll work across the supply chain to support operation...

Who Youll Work With

What Youll Do

Creates implements and maintains sourcing strategies for assigned commodities to support company requirements.
Undertakes spend analysis supplier assessment and supplier selection to agreed processes.
Develops and implements commodity strategies in line with company and manufacturing initiatives to improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce the total cost of supply chain management.
Builds cost models (TAC/should cost) to validate commodity strategies and to understand cost drivers.
Coordinates all activities with Engineering NPI and suppliers to ensure the selection of parts with long lifetimes and solid supply availability.
Working with the site supply chain leads this individual will manage relationships with suppliers on behalf of Arista.
Develops a robust commodity supply base which creates and sustains a competitive advantage for Arista utilizing global markets leveraging spend and best in class technologies.
Monitors/reports on priority projects and savings.
Ensures that agreed strategic sourcing targets for cost reduction are met in the commodity portfolio. This includes responsibility for meeting improvement plan targets and year on year cost reductions.
Provides support to NPI teams as required to meet target costs and establish program cost models.
Negotiations and management of cost models for suppliers to include hard money (such as price volume discounts etc.) and soft money (such as expertise technical backup etc.) in the context of Total Acquisition Cost (TAC) and Total Opportunity Cost (TOC).
Identification and delivery of opportunities for cost reduction.
Provides input for annual and long-term savings targets.
Trains/Mentors junior supply chain personnel on strategic sourcing process.
Ensures appropriate performance measure (Technology Quality Cost and Delivery) of supply base and feedback of results.

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Operations or Engineering required; Masters degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years experience in a networking environment (preferred) electronics or electrical purchasing commodity management and materials management positions. CPIM CIRM and/or C.P.M. desired.
Excellent Program and Project Management Skills.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management.
Utilize strong team building abilities to lead cross-functional process improvement teams and lead change within the organization. Ability to coordinate cross-site multi-functional objectives.
Ability to interface and positively influence at all levels through excellent communication skills.
Understanding of assigned commodities materials and manufacturing processes.
Strong PC application skills. Including complement of Microsoft Office Software with strong capabilities in Project and Access.
Must be based in Malaysia with legal work rights.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Restaurant Experience
Customer Service
Employee Evaluation
Management Experience
Math
Employment & Labor Law
Sanitation
Leadership Experience
P&L Management
Mentoring
Supervising Experience
Restaurant Management

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