Senior Sourcing Manager or Sourcing Director (职位编号：Dinnerware 2025)

1. Conduct market research and competitor analysis for specific product categories

2. Develop and execute the product sourcing strategy for the assigned category with ownership on the performance in terms of supplier’s QDCRT (quality, delivery, cost, response, technical support)

3. Drive continuous improvement in total cost reduction

4. Drive product development process in collaboration with suppliers & internal stakeholders, from portfolio phase until market exit

5. Coaches, motivates and develops direct reports

Primary Responsibilities: % of Time

Projects Follow-Ups 25%

84 Liaise and coordinate with stakeholders & suppliers to execute the whole process effectively and efficiently including RFQ follow up, price analysis, sampling, product development, commercial negotiation, etc

Cost Saving 25%

84 Identify and provide year on year cost savings through developing alternatives, enhance efficiency, negotiation and value engineering activities etc

Supplier Management 20%

84 Provide Monthly/Annual report of purchase spend and supplier scorecard analysis in order for managing the suppliers in right priority

84 Improve supplier’s delivery performance with Quality/ENG assistance

84 Develop and execute sourcing strategy and Improve supplier relationship

84 Provide assistance as for quality/production issues by means of driving supplier’s execution on the corrective action plan and policies/procedures

Commercial 20%

84 Source new product and new supplier to meet business need

84 Conduct supplier commercial assessment

84 Responsible for commercial discussion with supplier such as NDA, tooling agreement, payment term, lead time, delivery term etc

Others 10%

84 Coach, motivate and develop direct reports

Supervisory/Leadership Responsibilities: Please specify below is position is responsible

Supervisory: Yes

Number of positions directly supervised 6

Number of positions indirectly supervised 0

Work Leadership: Yes

Required Qualifications: Provide the minimum qualifications, knowledge and skills required to perform the role

61 Bachelor Degree qualified in a business-related discipline.

61 Above 15-year progressive experiences in supply management, including 5-year team management experience

61 Familiar with multiple material manufacturing processes or supplier bases ( Tabletop Industry like Flatware, Dinnerware, giftware, glassware )

61 Effective communication skill, excellent commercial sense and analytical skill

61 Good team player, a high sense of responsibility with result-oriented mindset

61 Related working experience in well-known multinational corporation is a plus

61 Familiar with US retailing market/Mass merchants is a plus

61 Well-developed written and verbal skills in English

61 Good computer software skill in MS office, SAP Knowledge

61 Willingness and ability to travel ( domestic and international )

Preferred: Job specifications that may be used to enhance the success of the candidate can be stated as ‘preferred’

61 Experience in Flatware, Dinnerware, giftware, glassware industry as sourcing/purchasing

61 Cross functional project management experience

Travel Requirements: Provide the approximate amount of time the position is routinely expected to travel and the type of travel, e.g. Domestic, Int’l

61 Required to travel by car, air, train up to 15% of the time; domestic and international