Senior Supplier Management Officer

Senior Supplier Management Officer

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore) · Singapore, Singapore · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-06

Workplace: on_site

Department: Supply Chain Management

Description

*Be Part of Our Success Story as We Expand and Evolve*

Purpose: Own and strengthen supplier governance by providing one consolidated, reliable and fact-based view of supplier health, capability, performance, capacity and risk for NPI and production teams.

This role is central to converting cross-functional supplier-performance data into focused improvement actions, risk-mitigation plans and timely leadership decisions. The position is accountable for maintaining effective supplier governance, account plans, supplier segmentation, scorecards, business reviews and performance-improvement actions. The role consolidates quality, delivery, cost, capacity, capability, sustainability and supply-continuity information to identify performance gaps, emerging risks and opportunities for supplier development. The position supports leadership and the Manager, Commodity Business Management, by providing fact-based recommendations for commodity sourcing, supplier selection, supplier allocation and supplier-portfolio decisions. The role also coordinates supplier assessments, onboarding, periodic reassessments, Approved Supplier List governance, capacity reviews and business-continuity actions. The role works across NPI & Program Strategic Sourcing, Commodity Business Management, Materials Management, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Operations and other relevant business functions.

Key Area of Responsibilities:

• Develop supplier selection criteria and conduct onboarding assessments covering technical capability, quality readiness, commercial requirements, capacity, sustainability and supply risk.
• Segment suppliers and recommend grow, maintain, develop, restrict or exit actions based on supplier importance, capability, performance, capacity and risk.
• Maintain supplier account plans, scorecards and structured business reviews, ensuring priorities, actions, owners and completion timelines are clearly defined.
• Consolidate relationship, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, capability, sustainability and risk information into one reliable and fact-based view of supplier health.
• Establish clear supplier expectations, evidence-based review requirements, accountable owners and completion criteria for corrective, development and performance-improvement actions.
• Coordinate Approved Supplier List (ASL) governance, supplier onboarding status and periodic supplier reassessments, ensuring approval conditions, restrictions and supporting records remain current and traceable.
• Support Long-Term Agreement (LTA) governance, supplier capacity reviews and business-continuity actions by providing consolidated supplier performance, capability, capacity and risk inputs.
• Use agreed KPIs and trend analysis to identify supplier-performance gaps, assign recovery actions and verify sustained improvement.
• Drive supplier performance improvement with Quality, Planning, Engineering and other relevant functions, ensuring cross-functional actions are coordinated and completed effectively.
• Maintain visible supplier risk and mitigation plans, including accountable owners, due dates, contingency actions, residual exposure and escalation triggers.
• Identify recurring supplier-performance loss drivers, coordinate root-cause analysis, standardise improved processes and validate that corrective actions deliver sustained benefits.
• Maintain clear decision rights, current supplier-governance records, measurable actions and timely escalation of unresolved performance, capacity and risk issues.
• Provide the Manager, Commodity Business Management with consolidated supplier insights and fact-based decision support for supplier selection, development, sourcing, allocation, restriction and exit decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including leadership responsibilities in supplier management, supplier development, strategic sourcing, or procurement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or equivalent analytics tools to support data-driven decision-making.
• Strong understanding of commercial terms, contract administration, and procurement best practices.
• Good knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical manufacturing processes.
• Experience in semiconductor, precision engineering, or high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments is preferred.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex supplier performance data, identify trends, perform root cause analysis, and develop data-driven improvement plans.
• Proven track record in supplier performance management, supplier development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience conducting supplier audits, capability assessments, and supplier improvement programs.

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