Global Sourcing Manager - Biomass Energy
China, Jiangsu, Suzhou Shi
Experience: > 10 years
Renewable Energy
Introduction
The Global Sourcing Manager is accountable for developing, scaling and managing the Asian supplier base to support global project execution across all Units. The function ensures that sourcing from Asia becomes a reliable, cost-effective, and quality-assured pillar of the global supply chain.
What are you going to do
- Act as the regional sourcing hub serving multiple units globally. Translate global strategies into a regional sourcing roadmap in Asia, prior in China.
- Identify product categories can be competitively sourced in Asia based on needs and risk assessment. Owner of sourcing activities with strategic impact; ensuring effective execution through project buyers.
- Develop, manage and maintain a portfolio of Asian suppliers with strategic impact.
- Lead commercial negotiations and contract management activities to secure optimal pricing, terms, and total cost of ownership.
- Meet project needs with locally selected suppliers. For units in Europe, act as the primary Europe-Asia interface, ensuring translation of requirements between suppliers and project teams.
- Identify and consolidate all project needs eligible for sourcing in Asia, through collaboration with the project buyers.
- Drive alignment with the different units on priorities and timelines primarily via their project buyers.
- Ensure compliance with technical and regulatory requirements. Assure QC/QA processes are happening before shipment, drive a zero-defect mindset.
- Serve as the internal point of contact for expertise & knowledge on Asia sourcing topics.
- Other tasks assigned by line manager.
Essential skills and knowledge
- 10+ years of experience in industrial procurement, sourcing or supply chain
- Proven experience in strategic sourcing and supplier development
- Profound experience with Asia supplier networks, being based in China
- Strong background in project-based sourcing (EPC / industrial environment)
- Excellent communication skills in English and Chinese.