strategic Sourcing Manager (games)

1. Member of the Global Category Sourcing team:
a. Actively contribute to the definition of the global Sourcing Strategy & design of the global Supply Network for the assigned category.
b. Accountable for the implementation & execution of the Sourcing Strategy & Supply Network redesign.
c. This requires to think & act globally within the global supply network
2. Manages the supply network for assigned categories:
a. Systematically assess current and new suppliers with effective segmentation / tiering to ensure healthy supplier pipeline to support current and future category requirements and priorities.
b. Lead the onboarding of new suppliers and ethical exit of others.
c. Ensure Master Purchasing Agreements are in place and enforced.
d. Ensures supplier compliance (Ethical Sourcing, Global Security) and facilitate implementation of Structural Corrective Action Plans (CAP.
3. Supplier Operational Excellence:
a. Ensures that the supply network has the capacities, capabilities, and operational performance to develop and deliver the current & future product plans of safe, sustainable, and reliable products/materials on time, in full and at competitive costs.
b. Facilitates the competence development programs on Supply Chain, Product Development and Manufacturing with clear objectives and metrics.
4. Supplier key account (strategic - value oriented)
a. Prepares and leads the Joint Business & Improvement Agenda, Supplier Performance Scorecard & Business Review Meetings for assigned suppliers
b. Ensures that proper Structural Corrective Action Plans (CAP) are in place to bridge any performance gaps and followed through.
c. Establishes Supplier Account Plans to continuously improve performance, Operational Excellence and Productivity via Strategic Business Initiatives and Supplier Competence Development Programs.
d. Escalation for Quality, Costing, Supply Chain Security, Ethical Sourcing, Legal, Finance to get priority from supplier leadership on case-by-case basis.
5. Supplier integration in Product Development
a. Supports the Design to Value and Manufacturing Excellence initiatives.
b. Escalation for Development to get priority from supplier leadership.
6. Supplier integration in Order Fulfillment
a. Including 12M capacity management) & system cost reductions initiatives
b. Escalation for Plan & Deliver to get priority from supplier leadership.