YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Closely collaborate with R&D to identify and drive technical initiatives for material cost reduction, including support for new product development
- Analyze production processes and bills of materials to uncover technical optimization opportunities and cost-saving measures
- Organize and lead innovation workshops and cost-benefit analyses involving suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders
- Ensure alignment between technical specifications, Commodity strategies, and evolving market trends
- Support operational units in harmonizing scopes of supply/services in line with the global sourcing strategies
- Provide technical and commercial input in development and production projects, including benchmarking, offer analysis, and identification of saving potentials
- Evaluate and support supplier development from a technical perspective, together with cross-functional internal departments, to ensure optimal supplier selection
- Coordinate technology scouting and adoption of innovative production approaches to strengthen competitiveness and value creation
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YOUR RESPONSABILITIES
- Cost Modeling: Develop and maintain precise cost models covering materials, labor, equipment, and overhead costs.
- Cost Estimation: Provide accurate cost estimates for new designs and engineering changes.
- Data Analysis: Analyze cost data to identify cost drivers and trends and develop strategies for cost reduction.
- Supplier Collaboration: Collaborate with procurement to negotiate favorable supplier terms and evaluate quotes for competitiveness.
- Value Engineering: Facilitate value engineering workshops to promote innovative and cost-effective design alternatives.
- Team Training: Train and mentor teams on cost models, fostering a cost-conscious culture within the organization.
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Cost Modelling: Develop and maintain precise cost models covering materials, labor, equipment, and overhead costs.
- Data Analysis: Analyse product cost structure to identify cost drivers and develop strategies for cost reduction.
- Supplier Collaboration: Collaborate with procurement to negotiate favourable supplier terms and evaluate quotes for competitiveness.
- Value Engineering: Facilitate value engineering workshops to promote innovative and cost-effective design alternatives.
- Team Training: Train and mentor teams on cost models, fostering a cost-conscious culture within the organization.
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promote and coordinate value engineering initiatives within the R&D department
- Sponsor and drive development for value improvement, cost and complexity reduction
- Organize and lead technical cross-functional workshops, aimed at enhancing value and reducing costs
- Fertilize a culture of continuous improvement and value engineering inside the R&D and across departments
- Define & implement methodologies to understand strengths & weaknesses of different players
- Establish and improve tools for teardown analysis and idea generation
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify, research, and assess emerging assembly technologies relevant to future products and processes
- Translate technology concepts into scalable and manufacturable processes
- Define process and site requirements, equipment needs, personnel qualification requirements and quality targets
- Monitor trends in automation, joining, packaging, and digital manufacturing
- Plan and execute pilot projects, prototypes, and trials
- Conduct simulations and lab-scale trials to evaluate new technologies
- Perform risk, cost, and maturity assessments (e.g., TRL, MRL)
- Contribute to the creation of technology standards across product families
- Collaborate with universities, research institutes, and suppliers on technology development
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YOUR RESPONSABILITIES
- Searching and identifying competitive new suppliers in defined market or for specific scope (e.g. high strategic relevance, best cost countries…)
- Driving initial qualification of the new suppliers according to the requirements of department such as product quality management and engineering
- Support global sourcing department in contract negotiation and tender management by ensuring suppliers have the right capabilities and processes in place
- Develop, analyze key data and frame conditions such as customs regulations and regulatory requirements in specific supply markets
- Execution of supplier evaluations and supplier development activities together with internal cross-functions
- Responsible for maintenance and development of the company Supplier Development Tools
- Definition of action plans together with suppliers and internal cross-functions, ensuring fulfillment on the part of the suppliers
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical leadership for Alpitronic's power electronics development
- Develop new generation power electronics, such as new switching topologies, introduction of new power semiconductors and new gate driver circuits
- Develop innovative and cost-optimised power electronics, maximising power density (power semiconductors, magnetics and capacitors)
- Lead the debugging of newly developed power electronic boards and assemblies
- Lead field return analyses for power electronics
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define the strategic and international direction, planning and development of global sourcing strategies to achieve business objectives and ensure sustainable value creation
- Strategic supplier selection, qualification and development
- Identify and qualify new procurement sources in accordance with the agreed sourcing strategies to ensure long term competitiveness and supply capability, create optimal cost structures, reduce capital lock-up and Alpitronic's risk, including supplier performance and capacity assessment
- Ensure the resilience of the supply chain (multi-sourcing, near-shoring, standardisation, diversification of the manufacturing network, etc.)
- Optimise supply chain processes by implementing best practices to increase efficiency and productivity, minimise risk and improve supplier and product quality
- Design and negotiate domestic and international procurement contracts and supply agreements to ensure optimum cost, quality, availability, low capital commitment, flexibility and service
- Optimise material costs by actively participating in new product development and managing the purchasing activities associated with the initial stages of new product qualification and launch
- Develop and implement key performance indicators for procurement to monitor the success of strategies and processes and ensure continuous improvement
- Work closely with internal stakeholders such as Sales, R&D, Product Quality and other departments to ensure effective communication and alignment of sourcing and supply chain initiatives
- Identify, assess and manage risks to ensure business continuity and compliance
- Lead and develop teams of sourcing professionals to achieve high levels of performance and successful execution of the business strategy
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory, environmental and social standards in the supply chain
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and execute global sourcing strategies for key commodity categories in alignment with company objectives
- Lead the global commodity management team, ensuring organizational effectiveness and continuous development
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and spend optimization
- Build and manage relationships with strategic suppliers to ensure long-term value and innovation
- Oversee the implementation of framework agreements, tools, and policies to support procurement strategy deployment
- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify synergy opportunities and contribute to overall business strategy
- Ensure the alignment of commodity strategies with group-wide procurement and supply chain goals
- Develop team capabilities and support succession planning within the commodity management function
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