Be responsible for all procurement related activities for specific commodities of the various product development phases.
Act as a project manager to ensure all procurement related activities are executed as per plan.
Represent Procurement with the various integrated product development team.
Track changes through the management process up to the point of implementation.
Be responsible for contractual negotiations, resulting from product ranges, with external suppliers.
Ensure that correct project tracking and visibility are provided by suppliers for Procurement and other business unit functions.
Support, where applicable, the Procurement commodity team in establishing sourcing strategies for the development programs and draft commercial agreements with the suppliers.
Provide coaching/mentoring to the agents of the team.