Strategic category management with the purpose of developing and maintaining a professional and efficient supplier base with a focus on total cost in North American region.

• Degree level or equivalent education, relevant background/working experience.

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

• Supply Chain knowledge especially in mechanics and basics in electronics

• Supplier Relationship Management

• Agreements knowledge

• Agreements creation and legal aspects knowledge

• Financial knowledge in Sourcing (TCO understanding)

• Negotiations

• Sourcing & purchasing advanced practices (should costing, eProcurement, eSourcing)

• Category-specific knowledge- (suppliers, capabilities, technologies, trends)

• Suppliers' manufacturing technologies knowledge

• Together with the team members manage the sourcing and cost development of the North American component portfolio with a focus on total cost.

• Performing and supporting Group RFQs.

• Enhance supplier base agreement coverage with terms and conditions.

• Drive performance to meet Sourcing Category targets by monitoring and reporting out critical supplier KPI’s and take appropriate actions to reward / penalize as needed

• Establish the US Sourcing Area strategy – aligned with global one and lead the implementation of the strategy for each sourcing category.

• Responsible for the region’s supply base capability and supplier roadmap. New supplier introduction, develop suppliers, and supplier phase out.

• Support tactical sourcing with escalations for delivery, price, and quality.

• Act as accountable team representative between sites and the Category team.

• Monitor market and technology trends and if required act upon them.

• Initiating and Leading Group RFQs. Decide about awarding business to suppliers in Group RFQs and transfer business between suppliers.

• Lead towards KPI targets.

• Lead the strategic work.

• Decide about phasing out suppliers. Decide about moving suppliers between the different levels in the pyramid. To award supplier preferred status requires approval from the Sourcing Director.