Global Supplier Specialist

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Global Supplier Specialist at MKS Instruments, you will be a superhero in the supplier relationship management field. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative international environment navigating multiple technologies, processes, sites, cultures and practices to support a robust category strategy. In this role, you will report to the Global Mechanical Category Manager, located in China Shanghai, and you will manage suppliers in Europe/US and Asia.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Co-develop, maintain and execute the category strategies for the assigned supplier portfolio
• Understanding the full business relations of the supplier (position in the market and its strategy, investment themes, capacities and capabilities), ensuring that key MKS stakeholders are provided with both information and guidance to allow optimum decision making regarding each supplier
• Contract management process of your managed suppliers
• Lead all assessments of your managed suppliers and coordinate relevant, cross functional teams to conduct them
• Manage supplier performance by using scorecards; conduct quarterly and annual supplier performance and business review
• Establish performance targets per business demand and category plan; at a minimum consisting of quality, delivery & cost objectives
• Be responsible for all aspects of the negotiation process and engage appropriate stakeholders, including the detailed preparation, successful execution and follow-through of negotiations
• Support sourcing activities and new supplier introduction

Skills You Bring:

• A Bachelor of Engineering or Science degree, preferably in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience
• Fluency in English
• Experience with supply chain in one or more of following commodities: machining, sheet metal, welding & fabrication, mechanical equipment, raw material, special process
• 4+ years of supplier management experience working in a diverse and fast-growing environment
• Excellent communication skills to manage cross-functionally projects with Suppliers, Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing & Purchasing, Quality and other internal teams per category strategy
• Flexibility to travel up to 30% of the time

Why should you join MKS:

This is a great opportunity to work in a global organization with a modern remote working environment! We offer benefits like lunch tickets, performance bonuses, holiday vouchers, employee assistance programs and health insurance. If you're interested in influencing change and growing your skills, this could be a good fit for you.

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