Lenovo

Job Profile:

• Manage relationship of one of the largest Lenovo suppliers including negotiation of pricing, supply, strategy, communication across supplier and Lenovo executives and cross functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Internal subject matter expert in respective area; provide guidance to team; lead cross-function projects
• Responsible for the alignment of demand & supply, and acquiring supplier commitments to support. Manage supplier generation to generation transitions both cost and supply.
• Identify opportunities for improving procurement performance
• Provide input to supplier strategies; obtain stakeholder support
• Plan and execute procurement operation activities for multiple high value/risk projects/assignments
• Interact with Business Unit to drive commodity roadmaps and strategies into the portfolio
• As ‘people manager’, lead respective supply chain team(s) to support departmental KPI, translate functional strategy into executable sub-functional work plan, lead continuous process improvement, monitor projects, and perform people management (including career development), etc
• Require very strong communication skills with both internal customers and external vendors
• Communicate with senior leadership team and with cross function teams on key supplier strategy and concerns
• Ability to analyze very complex situation, anticipate and solve potential problems based on the business strategy including the knowledge of industrial trends
• Drive continuous processes improvement in respective area

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement/supply chain

Preferred Qualifications: 

·       Industry Knowledge of the tech industry