Global Project Purchasing Manager - UK, Global Purchasing
LEONI Wiring Systems - UK
Total years of experience :14 years, 5 months
- Lead sourcing process and in charge of purchasing tasks from customer RFQ via Start of Production till end of life production in line with Purchasing Standards/processes.
- Participate to project meeting and activities (Project Kick Off, Sourcing Plan, Technical Steering Committee and Project Management Committee)
- Analyze and edit Bills of Material.
- Make global inquiries for all relevant parts (new, serial, development parts and make vs buy decisions) for project applications in line with Commodity Strategy.
- Responsible for suppliers' selection and support release of suppliers.
- Negotiate costs and conditions under consideration of Total Costs of Ownership (TCO)
- Assess pre-selected suppliers risk impacts (Production capacity, Technical or Quality capability, financial sustainability)
- Lead, organize and prepare Sourcing Committee.
- Develop, negotiate and prepare contracts with suppliers in line with purchasing standards/processes.
- In charge for material cost of the assigned projects through lifetime and observes cost
(Business Plan) targets.
Identify and realize material cost reduction ideas by using all levers with the support of
Commodity Purchasing (resourcing, localization, new technologies etc.) and Material Cost
Optimization (MCO) team.
- Follows up / reporting the productivity performance within projects.
- Integrate Global Purchasing aspects into project teams and vice versa by providing relevant information in both directions.
• Manage the procurement activities of all Indirect spend/commodities (CAPEX, OPEX, OEM, packaging, IT facilities, public relations activities and service contracts)
• Monitor and develop implemented policies and procedures for all purchasing activities.
• Develop sourcing strategies to ensure business continuity and contingency planning.
• Leading the Purchasing team to achieve targets, deadlines and department objectives.
• Monitoring the KPIs of the team and assign work priorities.
• Drafting, evaluating, negotiating and executing contracts and agreements - Contract Management.
• Monitoring the exist contracts and evaluating the quality of service with the process owner.
• Negotiate with the suppliers to get competitive prices, lead-time and payment terms to obtain the maximum benefit for the company.
• Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance to prevent quality and service issues.
• Develop new suppliers to enrich the local supply base and diversify sources of supply.
• Improve and develop the co-operation with the global strategic suppliers.
• Continue looking for waste elimination ideas and cost saving opportunities.
• Reporting the monthly spend and saving of CAPEX & OPEX to Competence Center.
• Processing the required documentation for new vendors (e.g. Export control, SSA, NDA)
• Monitoring/following up the suppliers to ensure prompt delivery with specifications that meets the requirements.
• Obtain information required to complete negotiations for the acquisition of the goods and services.
• Follow up on the execution of requests and ensure on time delivery.
• Monitoring the total spend to ensure the adherence to budget of each commodity/service.
• Participating with the cross-functional teams to ensure the availability of all the required equipment/facilities for having successful introduction of new products before SOP.
• Preparing a periodical market survey for each commodity to ensure the availability of qualified suppliers and prices.
• Preparing and maintaining purchasing records, reports and price lists.
• Ensure on time payment to suppliers according to the agreed payment terms for local and foreign suppliers.
• Tracking the shipments with logistics department to ensure on time delivery.
• Apply the proper incoterms for the sea and air freight shipments to optimize and reduce the shipping cost
2009 graduated from ElShorouk Academy Accounting and Management Section (Major: Accounting ). Grade : Good