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Position Overview
Commodity Manager, Capex and MRO in Magna International Purchasing Asia Team takes the major responsibility for identification and execution of synergy cost reductions across Magna’s Groups, as well as the establishment, implementation, and constant improvement of commodity and supplier strategy of Capex and MRO.
Job Responsibility
Synergy identification, promotion, implementation and realization
- Dive deep into the demand of the capex and MROs from different Groups of Magna, and identify opportunities for volume bundling, or specification standardization
- Effectively promote potential synergy projects, establish project teams and proactively organize cross-groups discussions and alignment
- Analyze synergy opportunities, set up cost saving targets and timelines, define implementation milestones and measures.
- Lead and conduct internal and external benchmarking, bundling bidding, negotiations, till finalization of contracts
- Drive the executions in Groups, and monitor the actualization of negotiation results and signed contract
- Report to regional and global team regularly the progress and results
Commodity strategy formation and execution
- Conduct internal demand analysis cross Groups
- Conduct external supply market study, and current supply base study cross Groups
- Define category positioning, and supplier strategy
- Dive deep into cost drivers and define cost saving measures in strategy paper and constantly drive cost reductions actions
- Support global strategy development by providing Asia input
- Organize technical events (technology workshop, innovation days, etc) with suppliers and capture supplier-enabled innovation
- Establish and share supply market intelligence with Groups
Project and operational tasks
- Support oversea plants to source Asia/China suppliers, launch RFQs, negotiate price, payment terms, contracts etc
- Other tasks assigned by the superior when needed
Qualifications
Knowledge and Education: Bachelor's degree or above
Work Experience
- Minimum 10 years purchasing experiences in multi-national automotive companies
- Minimum 7 years experience managing capex and MRO commodities from strategy to execution
- Hands-on experiences in leading synergy cost reduction projects cross business units most preferred
Managerial Experience: Team management experience is a bonus
Skills and Competencies
- Self-motivated
- Proactive and persuasive communication
- Strong willingness to learn, and able to learn quick
- Systematic & structured thinking
- Good English skill in both speaking and writing..
- Travel approximately 30%
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or above
- Minimum 10 years purchasing experience in multinational automotive companies
- Minimum 7 years managing CapEx and MRO commodities from strategy to execution
- Hands-on experience leading cross-business-unit synergy cost reduction projects
- Team management experience (bonus)
- Strong English speaking and writing skills
- Proactive and persuasive communication skills
- Self-motivated, quick learner with systematic and structured thinking
- Willingness and ability to travel (~30%)
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
We are a mobility company that innovates like a start-up and thinks like a technology company. This helps us anticipate change in one of the most complex industries in the world and respond quickly. We depend on a team of 171,000 dynamic, entrepreneurial-minded employees in an environment where great ideas flourish. Our presence spans 343 manufacturing operations and 88 product development, engineering and sales centers in 29 countries. We understand that you need a career as unique as you are. Whether you want to advance your existing expertise or try something completely different, we are committed to your growth.
Why Work With Us
At Magna, our engineering team is advancing mobility for everyone and everything. Joining this team means being a part of the design, development, and manufacturing of the world’s most advanced mobility technology. Innovations that move families, shape communities, and improve lives. You can follow your passions and shape your own career path.
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