Company in brief

Our client is mainly marketing and selling Swedish quality Lifting equipment & slings for cranes at construction sites and harbors as well as to the manufacturing industry and the Energy sector.

Position: Category Manager (Fastening Systems)
Report to: Managing Director in China
                SVP Procurement in Sweden
Location: Kunshan

Main responsibilities:

• Take active part in developing the sourcing function into a world class professional procurement function
• Establish professional processes (sourcing, quality audits, sustainability, supplier development, etc.)
• Will work together with the Purchasing Manager for Fastening Systems and with the Product Managers
• Lead and manage strategic activities towards suppliers
• Will work on identifying "right" suppliers for Fastening Systems and ensure competitive total costs (e.g. use a professional sourcing process with supplier audits, use of target cost breakdown models, etc.)
• Will work with established suppliers (in supplier development projects) to further reduce total cost in value chain, improve quality, delivery performance, lead times and flexibility
• Will start to involve key suppliers in product development
• Lead and develop strategic business relationships with suppliers
• Develop, manage and execute plans to ensure that the function captures the yearly target of 5% project savings
• Education:University degree, preferably in Engineering and/or Business Administration
• Language:Fluent written and verbal English, Taiwanese, Mandarin

Professional experience:

• Be a Taiwanese citizen (Taiwanese passport to be able to travel extensively to Taiwan)
• Worked for western European companies previously is preferred
• More than 3 years of strategic sourcing experience
• Proven track record working in a professional and successful procurement function
• Strong technical background of steel manufactured products (preferably screws)
• Strong business leadership skills
• Strong team-work skills and communication skills
• Strong experience and models for supplier quality audits, sustainability, supplier development and target cost breakdown models
• Strong negotiation skills
• Willingness to travel extensively (especially to Taiwan)
• Excellent computer skills in standard office applications
• Experience with fastening products is an advantage

Other information

• Work relation: with the company
• Other compensation & fringe benefits: based on the Hukou
• Travel: above 60%
• Job opening: New position
• Confidentiality: No
• Interview round: 25th, 26th, Aug

Key requirements:

Professional experience: (Lifting Systems)

• Minimum 5 years experience in sourcing in a global environment
• Worked for western European companies previously is a must
• Strong technical background of forged steel production
• Fluent English

Professional experience: (Fastening Systems)

• Minimum 3 years experience in sourcing in a global environment
• Worked for western European companies previously is preferred
• Strong technical background of steel manufactured products
• Fluent English, Taiwanese
• Taiwan citizen