Global Category Specialist

3 days ago

Singapore Maxeon Full time

Maxeon Solar Technologies is a global leader in solar innovation. Built from 35 years of boundary-pushing solar innovation, Maxeon designs, manufactures, and sells industry-leading SunPower branded solar products. Maxeon is Powering Positive Change every day with a brilliant, passionate and driven team of more than 5,000 people globally.

We push the boundaries, taking solar technology higher, faster, and farther than before.
We hold ourselves to a higher standard, striving for the highest integrity, safety, and quality.
We thrive together as a global team, embracing our diverse backgrounds to make a positive impact on the world.

Join us in POWERING POSITIVE CHANGE
Global Category Specialist - IT Infrastructure, Services and Solutions

Maxeon Solar Technologies is a global leader in solar innovation. Built from 35 years of boundary-pushing solar innovation, Maxeon designs, manufactures, and sells industry leading SunPower branded solar products. Maxeon is Powering Positive Change TM every day with a brilliant, passionate, and driven team of more than 5,000 people globally.
We hold ourselves to a higher standard, striving for the highest integrity, safety, and quality. We thrive together as a global team, embracing our diverse backgrounds to make a positive impact on the world.
Join us in POWERING POSITIVE CHANGE

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Global Category Specialist - IT Infrastructure, Services and Solutions will be part of the global Indirects team and play a key role in the transformation of global supply chain and specifically Indirects procurement across Maxeon. In this capacity, you will lead, develop and operationalise the category sourcing plan for global IT services across the Maxeon footprint, in categories such as IT assets, software, infrastructure, cyber security, managed services to outsourcing.
You will lead, develop and execute category sourcing plans, conducts tenders and market engagements, establish commercial terms and ensure services are effectively procured and contracted in line with Maxeon’s business objectives.
Together with cross functional stakeholders, you will also manage contract reviews of supplier contracts, undertake contract management, track compliance and manage key contract life cycle activities such as contract expirations, renewals as well as amendments.
Reporting to the Global Indirect Sourcing Manager (based in Singapore), you will be responsible for managing and continuously improving, digitalising “source-to-pay” activities, in compliance with Maxeon’s policies and processes.
The Global Category Specialist - IT Infrastructure, Services and Solutions’ key contributions will be: (i) Maxeon gets the best value proposition from its IT suppliers through effective negotiation, (ii) Maxeon’s corporate stakeholders are supported on sourcing and supplier management requirements, (iii) compliance with Maxeon’s policies and processes is adhered to.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Category Strategy Deployment - Works closely with the Manager, Global Indirect Procurement to deploy and implement Category Strategies and plans for various IT categories such as infrastructure, assets, software-as-a-service, cyber, digital services and managed services globally.
Work closely with the Global Indirects Sourcing Manager/Director to ensure alignment of priorities, goals, and related activities.

**This includes**:
building relationships with stakeholders and developing category plans
carrying out benchmark studies for the categories in scope
ensure timely execution of RFX (RFI/ RFQ/ RFPs) and contract negotiations/ renewals
implementing appropriate Maxeon contracts to reflect commercial and operational requirements, and improve the portion of Indirect spend managed by contracts.
in collaboration with regions support implementation of global/ local strategy and tactics to ensure Maxeon spend is leveraged whilst specific country requirements are met

Supplier Strategy - Evaluate the supply base to identify new supplier opportunities and continually strengthen and lower supply chain risks. Identify suppliers which will match existing opportunities, right-size supplier base
Supplier & Contract Management -Lead RFx creation/management, market research/analysis, data collection/analysis, and contract management (cost, terms and conditions, SOWs, MSAs, etc.).
Negotiation Lead - Plan and execute contract and pricing negotiations with suppliers on regular and project abasis
Contracting - Collaborate with Legal to ensure contractability and commercials are struck in best interest of Maxeon
Business Partnering - Proactively and frequently engage business stakeholders, translate business requirements to sourcing strategies/ plans to deliver business requirements. Understand business priorities and guide stakeholders to propose and execute the operational strategies with consideration to risk mitigation and governance.
Market Intelligence - Provide market insights to business stakeh

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