Global Advanced Program Procurement Leader

Description

• Responsible for delivering strategies and competitive costed BOMs for each customer quote round that meets targeted material content / material margin, specific to one of the following global Product Lines:
• Displays
• Clusters & 2WH
• CDC, Infotainment & HPC
• Electrification
• Lead program procurement pursuit team, working across Category teams to develop the complete costed BOM for all global quotes within the Product Line
• Engage with strategic suppliers of key BOM components within the quote
• Demonstrate leadership and product knowledge depth in interactions with Category teams and key suppliers to help challenge design and costs
• Lead procurement strategies including make/buy, localization, and vertical integration to drive optimal costed BOM
• Represent Procurement in Executive Gate Reviews for quote submission approvals, presenting Procurement strategies and key attributes of the costed BOM
• Work closely with Product Line & Sales leadership to determine clear “should cost” and customer targets for the product design, ahead of the RFQ process
• Support cross-functional discussions with Product Line and Category teams to align on gaps to “should-cost” and derive aligned cBOM tasks with design and commercial teams
• Drive costed BOM quote maturity and consistency across regions and customers
• Engage Product Line on product architecture, bridging tech roadmaps and Category strategies
• Ensure Product Line “design for sourcing“ compliance, utilizing commercially/technically preferred supplier parts
  

• Drive competitive costed BOMS with aggressive material margins on global pursuits to enable NBWs
• Maturity of costed BOM in early quote rounds
• Minimize gap between purchasing commitment and “should cost”
• Costed BOM consistency across regions and customers
• Seamless transition to execution team post customer award
  

• Learn Product Line architectures and strategy
• Build relationships with key supplier stakeholders associated with Product Line and Category
• Develop strategies to deliver best cost solutions for quotes
• Work with cross functional team to deliver competitive costed BOM and present in quote gate reviews
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; Master’s preferred, Electrical Engineering preferred
• 15-20 years in responsible roles within an international business environment and procurement/purchasing or engineering leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of supply base and costing of various commodities
• Ability to clearly present sourcing strategy for projects and risk assessments
• Ability to lead cross functional teams with focus and accountability
• Effective negotiation skills
• Value Chain analysis (VAVE, TQCM)
• Effective presentation skills and strong communication skills
• Ability to balance risk and achieve lowest material cost within very tight deadlines
  

• Lead from the front
• Inspire change
• Build strong teams
• Lead the market
• Critical thinker
• Visionary
• Resilient
• Perseverant
• Collaborative
• Results Orientated