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Key Responsibilities:
Ownership of Category Strategy Plan Process for Specific focused Categories assigned. Highest focus placed on assurance of supply and saving initiatives
Ability to develop, strategic & financial plans related to assigned Category
Have an established network and relationship with market suppliers in the Engineered Products
Manage the benchmark components cost tool where we could benchmark the actual cost that our Engineered products is paying vs market std cost and identify cost saving opportunity
Develop and implement “best-in-class” supply chain processes and procedures.
Provide coaching, mentoring and support to Opcos relevant Category team members.
Champion Category Core Team Initiatives Throughout Vontier
Influence Engineering component selection during the design phase and manage through VAVE and Should cost tools
Develop and drive implementation of Vontier ‘Preferred’ Suppliers Across the Enterprise
Actively Participate in Preparation and Executing Corporate-Wide Sourcing Events
Manage Tier 1, 2 and 3 Supplier Performance for Focused Categories
Ability to think globally but even taking in consideration that some manufacturers are still having a strong regional organization
Leverage price/Inventory agreement with manufacturer/distributor for all Vontier Opcos spend
Skills:
5 - 7 years’ experience in strategic sourcing with emphasis on engineered products, components, strong VAVE sense
Willingness to travel of approximately 30% both domestically and internationally.
Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize conflicting demands and communicate effectively to multiple stakeholders.
Experience in structuring contracts and managing business relationships
Experience in managing & driving performance excellence with Sole and/or Single Sourced partners
Ability to manage the sourcing of electronics related to regulatory and customer requirements
Experience & demonstrated abilities to enable cost improvements via expert negotiation skills, collaboration, process improvements & project management Negotiation skills and techniques leveraging collaboration to drive win-win solutions to optimize cost and performance.
Ability to influence others - must be able to inform, influence, and collaborate with others to action on key initiatives of the Specific Categories Assigned at all levels in the organization (up and down), internally and externally
Developing organizational talent - must be able to develop commodity team members
Negotiation skills and techniques leveraging collaboration to drive win-win solutions to optimize cost and performance
Plus would be if candidates have already network created with main engineered components and products manufacturer and/or if he/she has experience already working in one of major distributor organization or EMS/ mechatronics supply chain
Degree in Electrical Engineering/Supply Chain preferred. Basic technical knowledge of electronic components is required
Vontier is a $3B global industrial technology company focused on smarter transportation and mobility With five other operating companies Global Traffic Technologies, Teletrac Navman, Matco Tools, Hennessy Industries, and DRB Systems are united by a powerful purpose: mobilizing the future to create a better world. With a portfolio of trusted brands includes market-leading expertise in mobility technologies, retail and commercial fuelling, fleet management, telematics, vehicle diagnostics and repair, and smart cities Vontier’s pioneering solutions advance safety, security, efficiency, and sustainability worldwide.
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