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Zebra Technologies Sourcing and Procurement Specialist, Advisor in Taipei, Taiwan
Remote Work: No
Overview:
At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.
Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.
Let’s create tomorrow together.
The Sourcing and Procurement Specialist, Advisor possesses deep category expertise, a demonstrated project management efficiency and effectiveness for complex regional to global projects exhibits leadership qualities and characteristics, and being an agent of change for the Procurement organization. More specifically, the Specialist Advisor applies their multilayered and deep category experience by working closely with the business stakeholders to identify, define and execute key projects that support defined business goals and objectives over a 12-36-month horizon. The Specialist Advisor will handle a limited number of complex regional to global projects, support the entire source to contract process, including facilitating supplier management reviews. In addition, this role will also be responsible for leading Zebra’s spend and supply base for product related materials and services.
Responsibilities:
Inspire trust and confidence with executive leadership.
Engage with management team and stakeholder team members to drive strategic initiatives effectively balancing the RFx process and the TCO evaluation of suppliers against the business stakeholder’s requirements and supplier preferences. Recognized as a company expert within his/her field.
Ability to simultaneously manage 4-7 complex projects, leading all deliverables, analytics, negotiations and project management details. These projects will span from a regional to global scope and will support business functions goals and/or the company’s strategic priorities. Additionally, these projects will impact single to multiple functions and involve small to medium sized project teams representing one to multiple business areas
Manage full sourcing process for complex projects– inclusive of supply market analysis, leverage spend, establishing business requirements, driving requirements, negotiating SOWs, contract terms, executing and monitoring complex contracts, conducting and monitoring supplier business reviews.
Independently collaborate with key stakeholders to develop annual category management plan that incorporates the stakeholder’s strategy, goals, challenges, constraints and objectives with a 1 to 3- year time horizon – key outputs included but not limited to spend breakdown, strategic sourcing pipeline, process improvements, supplier rationalizations, targeted supplier business reviews, sourcing levers, etc.
Ability to maintain accountability, delivering against timelines, building relationships and becoming a trusted advisor with business stakeholders, executive management and suppliers.
Perform total cost of ownership evaluations, perform supply-market research and conduct pricing audits, and impact analysis for the pursuit of continuous cost improvements.
Work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to identify and execute continuous cost improvement programs and resolve complex strategic supplier performance issues to ensure business satisfaction.
Contribute to measuring success, including savings, innovation related to process improvements, improved delivery and simplified processes
Maintain a high level of product and industry awareness to keep current on best practices, new suppliers, market trends, etc.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
Bilingual Requirement: Must be fluent in Mandarin and English
Bachelor's degree required with a preference for Accounting/Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related
8+ year in sourcing and procurement for a consumer/industrial engineering organization
Experience with electronics procurement/operations/electronics manufacturing services
Background taking ownership and accountable for projects.
Experience with spend analytics
Supplier Management
Proficiency in spreadsheet software (e.g. Microsoft Excel), presentation software (i.e. Microsoft PowerPoint). Candidate must be very proficient with these applications and be comfortable with executive presentations.
Preferred Requirements:
MBA, CPSM is a plus
Experience working within an Oracle environment is nice to have.
Experience working in an Agile PLM environment is highly preferred.
The ideal candidate would have experience working with an EMS/JDM partner or has experience with an OEM
Up to 20% travel may be required (internationally and domestic)
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