Frencken Group Limited Benefits Overview

Leads critical supply chain and material escalations affecting production and customer deliveries. Coordinates cross-functional teams, manages supplier escalations, drives recovery plans, and communicates risks to stakeholders. Conducts root cause analysis, implements corrective and preventive actions, monitors supplier and escalation KPIs, and strengthens supply chain resilience through continuous improvement. The role requires decisive leadership, analytical problem-solving, negotiation, and stakeholder management in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

Optimizes procurement processes by analyzing workflows, identifying bottlenecks, standardizing procedures, and supporting automation. Develops procurement KPIs, reports, and dashboards; translates data into recommendations; and ensures data quality. Represents Procurement in cross-functional improvement projects, coordinates supplier selection and savings processes, monitors progress, and initiates corrective actions. Collaborates with buyers, category managers, and stakeholders to implement sustainable improvements.

Investigate piezo-based sub-micron positioning technologies for analytical applications. Derive system requirements, study markets and literature, evaluate actuation and measurement approaches, develop integrated system concepts, assess production complexity and supplier dependencies, and recommend a buy, partner, or build strategy. Deliver a technology and market overview, preferred system concept, business case identifying high-margin opportunities, and a test plan for future development.