Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities:

• To understand business need of all the groups of the company, working with business stakeholders to establish the procurement program.
• Demonstrate expertise in the indirect spending category with clear understanding of market influence, market trend and procurement strategy
• Develop company’s indirect spending purchasing program and maintain procurement database.
• Timely purchasing execution to meet the business needs.
• To develop supplier relationships to ensure low cost, quality supply. Track and evaluate vendor performance.
• Driver cost reduction programs in the areas of assembly and test equipment, IT, freight and other indirect material purchasing

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree. CPSM or training in procurement is preferred
• 5 year experience in procurement in a high tech environment
• Knowledge in assembly and test equipment, IT, freight is a plus
• Work with the business owners to develop and implement negotiation strategies to reduce cost of the major purchases
• Develop and maintain KPIs to track cost reduction achievements
• Proven track record in achieving cost reductions
• Strong negotiation skills
• Service oriented attitude