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Job Description

You are responsible for

• You represent Procurement in product creation projects, based in the Development Center in Shenzhen.
• You organize early supplier involvement with a Design for excellence (DfX) mindset and you make use of approaches like co-design or cost-reduction workshops ensuring an optimized Total Cost of Ownership (cost, quality, availability) in product and business creation and through their full life cycle.
• You prepare Request for Quotations and project contracts including specs and project requirements with suppliers.
• Support price negotiations with opportunities to drive short- and long-term cost reduction improvement.
• You ensure procurement related risks (cost, quality and availability) are controlled and mitigated, by bringing the relevant procurement colleagues in to the equation.
• In close cooperation with other functions such as Marketing, Supply Chain, Innovation & Development and Procurement Commodity Management, you identify strategic cost reduction opportunities for products in the portfolio and for products in development.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality in the new supplier/component release process, including compliance and sustainability aspects.

You are part of

• The Global Procurement China Local for Local, mainly focus on the PH China business & project, You will be based in Shenzhen, in China. You will report to the Procurement Business Partner, China based in Shenzhen。

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or above, master's degree preferred, major in a relevant technical discipline, preferably software/computer science
• You have more than 5 years of work experience in ODM/OEM project procurement, product development, new product engineering or project management functions, experience in consumer electronics, personal care products is preferred.
• Good knowledge and experience in Technical/Functional aspects including supporting Design for excellence (DfX), Budget planning, Product Portfolio, Product development. Etc.
• High on energy with a hands-on mentality.
• Strategic thinker, able to combine and structure information to enable data driven decision-making.
• A team player who is both proactive and cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration and challenges constructively.
• Understands and is able to challenge blueprints and speculations.
• Good English and Chinese language skills are required.

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