What will you be doing:
- Own and develop relationships with key suppliers in Asia and Europe:
- Select, assess, and develop suppliers across the full value chain, from early ODM involvement through delivery to our customers.
- Maintain relationships with a clear principle: hard on content, soft on people
- Vendor rating
- Market knowledge
- Cost and Value
- Initiate, guide and own RFI and RFQ processes
- Selecting suppliers and analyzing and comparing offers Negotiations. Align and discuss with internal stakeholders
- Risk Management
- Artificial Intelligence
Your experience:
- Procurement of electronic components/ equipment containing chips, memories, etc
- Vendor and supplier management
- International sourcing in Asia and EU
- Working with factories and engineering teams directly
- Cost down and value add roadmaps
- Hands‑on experience sourcing and managing electronics or hardware components
- Executing and (co-) developing a Procurement strategy
- Working in an international B2B organization with hands-on experience
- Minimum HBO degree, preferably a technical education
- Nevi 2 (or equivalent) by education or experience
- Fluent English, spoken and written. Mandarin language is a plus
- High interest in working with different cultures, in which Asian culture is of special importance for them
- Willingness and ability to travel multiple times per year, within the EU and globally (e.g., the Far East)
- Above average Excel/Word/PowerPoint skills
- Eager on developing, proposing and implementing AI-driven ways of working
- ERP software
