Job Description
NPI Management: Set Strategic Commodities Direction for the NPI Team
- Defines and leads Overall Sourcing Plans for the develop product together with the Regional Sourcing Manager including mass production as well as customer service needs
- Ensures the best long-term total cost of ownership and other measure of Success (Time to Market, Cost on Budget, Quality targets)
- Assurance of supply is available and time to market
- Defines sourcing implementation plans in collaboration with Category Management teams impacting the Product
- Creates WW alignment from the Product Sourcing perspective
- Foster modular design and standardization approach
- Identify new product technology requirements & spearhead the technology sourcing in collaborations with the CTM & GCM
Supply Base Analysis to support the NPI
- Evaluates production and R&D requirements. Determines if a current supplier can meet the needs. Escalate to the GCM & Regional Sourcing Manager if there is a gap in the requirements for the supply base
- Work with CTM / Site ME to conducts supplier audits the engineers to properly evaluate potential new suppliers in coordination with GCM.
- Prepares and evaluate quotation packages with the Regional Sourcing Manager. Establish cost standards and analyze variances for new parts/products. Drive cost optimization throughout supply chain.
- Establish the Sourcing Committee to award new businesses to suppliers
- Contract Management: Ensure that all new suppliers have a CDA and Contract Framework signed which is led by the Commodity team.
- Risk Analysis and Management: Conduct high level risk analysis on the suppliers selected for the NPIs & ensure they meet the Strategy directions / guidelines for the suppliers. Ensure no Hold or Eliminate supplier on new product.
Product Life Cycle Management: Strategic Analysis & Direction Setting
- Participate Make-or-Buy Strategic Directions
- Develop a strong understanding of the commodities & specifications requirements. Lead the discussion and business cases on the Make or Buy decisions taking into considerations the Core Competency, IP and supply base risks
- Establish sourcing targets based on the business needs and requirements. Develop the appropriate sourcing strategy and initiatives and plans to meet and / or exceed the targets. Ensure expectations are tied to business needs. Communicate any changes in expectations in a timely manner
- Establish total cost of ownership targets based on business needs. Implements the appropriate initiatives to meet and/or exceed targets for the NPI product released.
Partner & BU Alignment
- Develop strong understanding of business requirements. Work with partners to clearly understand their direction and needs.
- Internalize the requirements within Strategic Procurement and define what needs to be delivered to meet their needs, also identify additional opportunities to deliver new value-add. For example, established a Quick Turns for NPI delivery.
Manufacturing Footprint Considerations
- Work with management to translate the business requirements into objectives and goals for the manufacturing footprint decisions
- Identify the opportunities for best location costs based on the supply base footprint, logistic costs & OHs
Cost competitiveness and continuous Improvements
- Strategic & Value-Based Sourcing activities: Organize VAVE workshop on the products involving CTM, PCM and GCM teams
- Conduct Value Stream Mapping (VSM) at supplier's premises to support make-or-buy decisions or cost improvement roadmap
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Business Degree or equivalent
- Minimally 5 - 7 years relevant experience for entry to this level.
- Deep insights into Industry Best Practices for Procurement in NPIs
- Strong Project Management Skills
- Knowledge of leading-edge procurement practices, deep insights into the various commodity strategies, terms and negotiation concepts and business law
- Financial and analytical skills/tools to determine total cost, evaluate suppliers and suggest improvements in procurement processes (statistics, cost accounting, computer spreadsheets, flow charting, etc.)
- Strong interpersonal skills to represent Agilent Strategic Procurement to internal cross functional team & suppliers and able to relate to peers/ managers/ internal partners
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to effectively manage multiple Projects of simple to medium complexities & requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
- Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in job.
