Commodity Manager

Commodity Manager

Yishun, Singapore

**Who We Are**:
Lumileds is the leading global light engine company serving customers in automotive lighting, general illumination, and consumer market segments. Lumileds operates in over 30 countries and has approximately 6,000 employees, Lumileds is shaping the future of light with the most innovative technology in the illumination and automotive sectors, and helping our customers deliver differentiated solutions to the world. Lumileds is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands and sales offices throughout the world.

**_Together with its customers, Lumileds is making the world better, safer, more beautiful—with light. _**

**Position Summary**:
Manages commodity requisitions across unit and/or Product Lines with an understanding of product life cycles. Leads the establishment of quality and reorder systems in close cooperation with the SQM & SCM. Develops local / regional commodity strategic and sourcing plans with a short to medium term 1-3 year sight line. Builds, works, and where applicable chairs a demand council. Discovers new leverage opportunities in assigned portfolio. Responsible for implementation and working instructions and guidelines for users on how to deploy contracts.

**What You Will Do**:

- **Commodity Strategy Development**
- Develop and deploy commodity strategies including risk assessment.
- Drive the supply market analysis and technology scouting.
- **Spend Management**
- Define key cost drivers and deploy pricing principles and savings targets.
- Manage the global negotiation process and deliverables.
- Report on team performance (projects, negotiation, financial results).
- Manage the saving projects (TCO / Strategic cost management).
- **Contracting**
- Manage supplier contracting process.
- Ensure the contents of the master data is consistent and accurate.
- **Supply Base Management & Development**
- Define approved supplier lists and differentiated supplier relationships.
- Manage right sizing of the supplier base and market diversity.
- Ensure implementation of the commodity strategy in: supplier selection, dual sourcing, product life cycle pricing and early supplier Involvement.
- Improve supplier performance (measured via GSRS) of key suppliers and mitigate supply risk via risk assessments and mitigation plans.
- **Supply Quality & Sustainability**
- Ensure compliance to supplier release/approval process and sustainability guidelines.
- Manage the deliverables of the supplier development process for selected key suppliers with a performance gap.

**Note**:

- This is an Individual Contributor role.
- BOM materials management include Substrates, Precious Metal Materials (Au, Ag, Pt, Pd) in various forms such as Targets, Pellets, Wires.

**What You Will Bring (Required Qualifications)**:

- Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience (Supplier Management) in Semiconductor/ Electronic industry for BOMs / chemical & Gas / Operating Supplies and Consumables.
- Working knowledge on Planning/ERP systems like Oracle, SAP & etc.
- Strong business acumen and strategic thinking with high level of enthusiasm.
- Excellent understanding of procurement processes, industry and suppliers with strong supplier sourcing and knowledge.
- Strong analytical problem solver with demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment while working independently to resolve critical issues.
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface effectively and professionally at all levels
- Detail oriented and able to multi-task/work under pressure in a high energy and fast paced-environment with critical and tight schedules.
- Education (Minimum Level) _
- Bachelor's
- Field of Study _

Engineering/Manufacturing or relevant field of study
- Years of Experience (Minimum) _
- 8 - 10 years

**Lumileds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer