Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the regional strategy for indirect procurement, oversee non-production goods and services, esp. in production line, equipment, MRO, IT, and provide general services etc.
• Develop indirect supply base in NA, including but not limited to supplier sourcing, onboarding, and price negotiation.
• Initiate, develop, and execute sourcing strategic initiatives for our PACK/CELL/Cathode production line and equipment with alignment with regional business leaders, as well as with the HQ Indirect sourcing category team.
• Be responsible for optimization of supply chain layout, establishment, and analysis of cost benchmarks between NA, EU and China.
• Monitor suppliers’ project time plan and the delivery status of production line/equipment to ensure the on-time delivery and work with logistics team to resolve import/export issues.
• Conduct Supplier Business Reviews and manage relationships with strategic suppliers on a regular basis.
• Be responsible for supplier performance review with a cross-functional team.Be responsible for purchasing contracts and order processing.
• Benchmark procurement processes to develop and implement best practices of indirect sourcing for North America.
• Build up SAP system for North America under the support of regional/HQ IT and supply chain.
• Manage relationships with internal customers and stakeholders to provide the best overall outcomes from the supply chain.

Required Qualifications: (3-5 key points required)

• More than 3 years of work experience, proficient in office software.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics, chemical engineering, and related majors.
• Broad Purchasing Experience in automotive, Energy Storage or another manufacturing industry. Familiar with ERP system like SAP or Oracle etc.
• Market knowledge of the indirect supply base in North America (USA, Mexico, Canada), China and so on.
• Global sourcing experience and global strategic thinking and knowledge of global trade rules & regulations in import/export and global logistics, equipment Certificate like UL.
• Skilled at contracts and knowledgeable regarding local tax regulations and local laws in the US.
• Able to demonstrate effective negotiation styles and techniques.
• Strong coordination & collaboration ability with internal customers.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong self-learning ability within the new business and fast-paced environment and cultures.
• Excellent level of spoken and written English.
• Mandarin or Chinese working experience is a plus