Senior Specialist, Category Sourcing

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

As supportive role of strategic procurement manager, drive and facilitates supplier development projects to ensure capable supply chain of providing increased flexibility and responsiveness, improved utilization of asset, improved quality and reduction of overall cost. Lead/support improvement processes with strategic suppliers for mutual and sustainable benefits by improving supplier processes.  Work closely with strategic and operations purchasing to develop order fulfillment and flexibility plans. Work with Strategic Purchasing to help implement commodity strategies ensuring a capable supply base.

Key Accountabilities:

- Work as regional team to support global GPSC goals and performance.

- Identify, source and develop qualified supplier for corresponding commodity, be responsible to develop and maintain solid and reliable relationship with his/her own suppliers to meet Oshkosh Asia “QSTP” standard.

- Drive actions to exceed supply quality and customer delivery objectives, support the plants in driving resolution to significant supplier issues.

- Establish and maintain supplier quality rating system.

- Lead and manage corresponding commodity projects through the sourcing process, coordinate with multi-functional project teams to reach sourcing target.

- Create, implement and communicate the regional commodity strategy to the organization, push strategy alignment with Global Commodity Managers.

- Monitor and manage commodity spend in Asia.

- Analyze the Regional potential market / supplier base (macro analysis).

- Keep regular report about commodity sourcing progress and activities to direct manager as required.

- Initiate and manage both LCC and localization projects to support global and regional business for corporate and BU.

- Others tasks as assigned by direct manager.

QUALIFICATIONS (education, experience, certifications, skills)

- Bachelor in Science degree with major in engineering, mechanical, electrical, material or technical related fields.

- Above 2 years of aftermarket parts sourcing for construction machine industries, familiar with suppliers, AWP industries will be preferred.

- Basic understanding about commodity and parts, especially about one of these:

a. China and international steel material

b. Weldment and fabrication assembly

c. Composite

d. Electrical parts

e. Hydraulic valve, pump, cylinders

f. Diesel Engine parts

- Good inter-personnel and presentation skills.

- Able to read blueprints, interpret drawing and specification requirements.

- Primary knowledge and understanding about quality management, quality tools, manufacturing, engineering, and logistics.

- Have skills of data analysis and report.

- Excellent communication skills in both English and Mandarins.

- Strong team player, and cooperative work style.

- Knowledge and experience in MRP system are preferred.