Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Develop and execute Standard Operation Procedures on supplier development.
2. Review effectiveness of Standard Operation Procedures, reporting, metrics, and audit control designed to manage suppliers, service providers and products to quality, cost, cycle time and on time delivery.
3. Conduct potential supplier assessment (capability and capacity), develop potential suppliers to meet THD requirements.
4. Improve current supplier base. Build up effective and solid communication channels with supplier’s top management teams to ensure quality, on-time project execution and on-time delivery.
5. Manage suppliers to stick on the project schedule and delivery plan, track project/production status and issues, report to cross functional teams. Manage and control suppliers on new product launch.
6. Ensure supplier self-management of THD POs and self-report performance according to THD requirements. Review performance of local suppliers. Identify root cause of performance issues, follow up corrective actions. Create continuous improvement goals and drive execution.
7. Manage service provider as appropriate.
8. Act as the owner of project and suppliers, work closely with other functions to resolve issue with suppliers on product quality, cycle time and delivery.
9. Identify and implement best practices based on industry knowledge
10. Develop and deliver training tailored to the needs of internal and external audience
11. Supervise, develop and motivate assigned staff. |
