[Saitama] Commodity Manager

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Job details

Company overview

We specialize in the development, design, manufacturing, and sales of car audio equipment, car navigation systems, in-car cameras, and video equipment. For over 60 years since our establishment, we have continuously pioneered new frontiers in the field of automotive electronics. We value refined sensibilities, unwavering technical expertise, and a forward-looking perspective, ensuring that we never forget our pioneering frontier spirit even as the needs of the times and markets evolve. Guided by our corporate philosophy of "pursuing better connections of sound, information, and people to create valuable products and contribute to a prosperous society," we maintain an unwavering stance and foresight as we continue to explore the uncharted field of automotive interiors.

Responsibilities

As a commodity buyer, you will be responsible for strategic sourcing activities and supplier commercialnegotiation and technical productivity material cost improvement on those parts in the below to be used in the products. Semiconductors / Electric components / module components / Mechanical components.
Main responsibilities:

• Structure the panel
• Manage supplier selection of his/her segment/s of the commodity and deploys it within the region
• Manage relationship / negotiation with his/her suppliers supported by the Division / Region Commodity Manager
• Ensure that the strategic panel is implemented in the Development phase (Supplier Nomination Committees)
• Manage and drive productivity action plans
• Fix the rules of productivity sharing between the suppliers and Faurecia
• Manage and drive supplier quality and delivery performance
• Supplier strategic commercial and negotiation to reach annual target.
• Driving VAVE activities after mass productions.
• Collaboration with other team members in other sites
• Handling of EOL (end of life), ECN (engineering change notice), PCN (prooduct change notice) after mass production
• Supplier Account Manager activities as a part of global team you will be responsible for negotiation with assigned suppliers for all business with them globally.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Education Level Bachelor and above
• English Business Level
• Japanese Business Level
• Minimum 5 years working experience in strategic sourcing organization or as sales person for related industry
• In depth knowledge in embedded Software contract and SOW, basic contract drafting skills both in English and Japanese
• Extensive knowledge on semiconductors / electric components / module components and related technology, manufacturing cost, industry trend

Salary

8 - 11 million yen

Location

Saitama