About this role
<h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Be part of our team!</b></span></span></span></h2> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">AT&S, a world leading high-tech PCB & IC Substrates Company, with production plants in Austria, India, Korea; and Sales Support Offices around the globe, is building its first production site in Southeast Asia: Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia. Once the commercial operation commences by the end of 2024, the Kulim production site will focus on ABF substrate solutions for the semicon industry. To enable its successful growth, AT&S Malaysia offers excellent career opportunities for committed talents and professionals with the will to take ownership and make an impact. Currently, we are seeking an experienced candidate to fill this newly created position: </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <h1 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:20.0px"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Commodity Manager, Indirect</b></span></span></span></h1> <p style="text-align:justify">As Commodity Manager – Indirect (non-production), you are responsible for the procurement of Indirect goods and services. Your strong negotiation skills will support quality and cost savings objectives. The position is responsible for leveraging spend across the business, creating and executing strategic cost savings projects and driving out cost. The position is responsible for maintaining and managing the suppliers within your indirect portfolio, ensuring internal stakeholders are complying with the Purchasing processes, while also leading contract management process and supporting aggressive working capital goals.</p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16.0px">Your Responsibilities</span></b></span></span></h2> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Initiate, develop and implement business strategy for the assigned commodity fieldCollaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to identify cost reduction opportunities</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Initiate, plan, coordinate and control demand pooling, drive pooling enhancement and ensure the implementation of a process to ascertain savings gained from the pooling strategy</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Negotiate commercial and legal terms and conditions of contracts</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Research materials and suppliers to lead key supplier negotiations</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Serve as a leader and subject matter expert for multiple procurement- and business-led projects and initiatives</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Ensure participation and optimization of strategic preferred suppliers</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Manage, measure, and improve appropriate reporting metrics and data analysis for indirect commodities</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Manage supply base and supplier relationships; develop new supply sources as needed</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Communicate strategies and solutions to colleagues, internal stakeholders and suppliers in order to achieve financial goals, RFQ timelines and liaise between internal and external</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Prepare and send RFQ/RFIs for commodity sourcing projects; obtain quotes, examine bids, grants awards and contracts</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Perform financial analysis and material specification benchmark of RFQ results to determine overall cost competitiveness and make sourcing recommendations based upon RFI and RFQ results</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Your Profile</b></span></span></span></h2> <p><u>Type of required functional knowledge (depth, breadth):</u></p> <ul> <li>Recognized Bachelor/Master Degree with a strong technical background in Industrial environment</li> <li>Minimum of 3+ years experience in a high volume production environment </li> <li>Perennial work experience in Indirect Purchasing and Purchasing Processes (Administration, Services, MRO, IT, Transportation & Logistics, or Facilities and infrastructure management)</li> <li>Core skills must include sourcing market knowledge, contract negotiation, price negotiation, and strong analytical and strategic thinking skills</li> <li>Knowledge of budgeting and cost estimating, as well as fiscal management principles and procedures</li> <li>Knowledge of SCM processes</li> <li>Demonstrated background and proven experience with RFQ processes, data analysis, supplier evaluation and commodity management</li> <li>Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including, but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Outlook</li> <li>Fluent in English and mandarin</li> <li>Excellent moderation and presentation skills</li> <li>Willingness to work a flexible schedule, with multi-cultural teams </li> <li>Provides feedback and listens to feedback</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><u>Type and length of experience required for the position:</u></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience in various functions and several areas of SCM - Procurement including cross-functional exposure gained within other functional areas. Proven track-record in leading a strategic procurement function in a global environment</li> <li>Demonstrated ability in strategic SCM - Procurement</li> <li>3+ years of functional and disciplinary leadership responsibility. Demonstrated general management ability to lead a global/regional organization<br> </li> </ul> <p><u>Further skills and competencies required:</u></p> <ul> <li>Personality with a positive attitude, accountable, decisive, open communicator and good judgment skills</li> <li>Self driven personality</li> <li>Decisive and assertive personality</li> <li>Entrepreneurial thinking and acting good business acumen</li> <li>Ability to work under pressure</li> <li>Strong analytical skills and organized, precise way of working</li> <li>Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, strategic thinking</li> <li>Excellent communications skills </li> <li>High level of intercultural awareness</li> <li>Organize meetings</li> <li>Work in gross functional teams</li> <li>Continuously looking for improvements</li> <li>Provide strategic and operational leadership to all sites</li> <li>High business ethics, compliance</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Our Offer</b></span></span></span></h2> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Personal and professional growth opportunities in a Greenfield Project of a recognized MNC</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">A chance to actively contribute to AT&S´ success and to create value</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">A secure position with long-term career perspective in an internationally expanding environment</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Attractive and competitive compensation package</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Be part of an international team</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">If you are looking for a new challenging task, please send us your application and your detailed resume. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">It´s just a click to apply online and we are looking forward to it. 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