Senior Director Procurement - Kulim, Malaysia - Infineon Technologies

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    Description
    As our new Senior Director of Local Procurement, you will be responsible for not only driving our growth, but also managing best practices, identifying cost savings opportunities, and leading cross-functional teams to execute on procurement initiatives. You will also be responsible for managing relationships with key suppliers and vendors to ensure we receive the best prices and terms. What You Will Do:
  • Managerial responsibility : Take over planning, optimizing and controlling the results from materials & services to increase the EBIT in the area of responsibility
  • Local procurement strategies (and project support) : Initiate procurement processes, pinpoint approaches to problem-solving integration of various objectives to secure local objectives.
  • Supplier management
    Source, select, evaluate, and develop key local suppliers on a cross-functional team basis to ensure the highest level of demand coverage and to achieve common cost objectives from the outset.
  • Planning and controlling
    Derive team/individual goals (budget, target/actual) from plant goals under expected market conditions to measure, monitor, report, and coach overall results based on cross-functional teams, procurement department, and employees.
  • Commercial responsibility
    Perform commercial tasks, in particular ensuring the ordering process and contractual agreements with suppliers within the framework of applicable laws and regulations, in order to ensure economic success, efficient operation and compliance.
  • Risk management and environment protection in procurement
    Evaluate the particular risks and market conditions in the course of business in order to avoid possible losses or prevent problems by taking appropriate measures.
  • Human Resources Management : Select, manage, assess and promote our employees to ensure long-term corporate success.
  • As Local Procurement Lead , you are able to quickly establish a successful cooperation within an international environment. It is easy for you to push ideas to their full implementation and application. Moreover, you recognize opportunities and have a good sense for profitable ideas. Over this you remain aware of the big picture even in complex situations and make decisions despite uncertain circumstances.

    Who You Are
    An experienced Procurement Expert With:
  • A technical , commercial or economic-technical oriented degree such as Business Administration or Industrial Engineering with focus on Procurement / Logistics / Supply Chain Management.
  • At least 8+ years of working experience within procurement activities incl. managerial experience such as in leading and developing teams.
  • Proven Procurement expertise in the respective categories such as Production , Quality and / or Logistics.
  • Demonstrated strategic sourcing skills , particularly negotiation , commercial agreements and supplier relationship management skills.
  • Ability to build sustainable high-level relationships both internally and externally and influence others.
  • Strong multi-cultural and interpersonal skills including cross-functional teamwork
  • Intermediate knowledge of the semiconductor industry and its customers.
  • Strong communication skills in English with added advantage in German.
  • The role of Senior Director Local Procurement is a position of trust at Infineon Technologies AG. For this reason, Infineon is required under the German Corporate Control and Transparency Act (KonTraG) to identify and minimize potential human risks to avert damage to the company.

    To meet this legal obligation, Infineon conducts a check on the correctness of information provided by individuals in their employment application, including employment history and documents submitted, possibly with the assistance of a third party. A further security check is also carried out that includes a credit check, company investments, and potential involvement in criminal acts.

    The data and findings acquired for and during these checks will be used and stored exclusively to confirm your details. In the event of non-recruitment, the data collected will be deleted six months after receipt of the rejection notice.

    Benefits

  • Coaching, mentoring networking possibilities
  • Wide range of training offers & planning of career development
  • International assignments
  • Different career paths: Project Management, Technical Ladder, Management & Individual Contributor
  • Flexible working conditions
  • Holiday child care
  • Medical coverage
  • On-site social counselling and works doctor
  • Health promotion programs
  • On-site gym, jogging paths, beachvolleyball, tennis & soccer court
  • On-site canteen
  • Private insurance offers
  • Flexible transition into retirement