Commodity Manager

Position Title: Commodity Manager

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.

Purpose of the Position:

The Commodity Manager/ Commodity Manager is responsible for providing the technical support and implementation of sourcing solutions that ensure continuity of material supply to meet Advanced Energy’s current and future business need for the assigned commodity.

Essential Duties:

1. Provides support for business and strategic procurement activities related to Mechanical Commodity spend.

2. Execute corresponding commodity management strategies by implementing PML strategy to support local, regional & global operation needs.

3. Develop & maintain sustainable supply chain with competitive cost, quality, effective & lean execution.

4. Evaluates price trends, new products, and manufacturing processes that improve overall commodity team performance for local & regional suppliers.

5. Support Commodity Manager and Leader in specific divisional issues such as material expediting, VMI and Incoterms.

6. Evaluate individual supplier manufacture capability and technology roadmap, develop suppliers’ manufacturing capability to meet Advanced Energy’s future product needs.

7. Support IQC to clarify suppliers FAI qualification issue, follow up the FAI qualification status and new source qualification.

8. Provide technical support for local or regional design sites and operation sites related to Mechanical commodities.

9. Develop the approved material list, follow up the laminate qualification status and UL safety file update.

10. Maintain compliance with corporate and manufacturing operations policies and procedures.

11. Ensure that the highest ethical standards are adhered to in procurement practices.

12. Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATION / COMPETENCY REQUIRED:

Knowledge:

• Basic commodity knowledge with strong purchasing/ procurement knowledge

• Supply and demand situation.

• Procurement/ Purchasing terms and practices.

• BU knowledge - Business and Product.

• Program and Project Management.

Skills:

• Proven or demonstrated performance developing strategic supplier relationships with good negotiation skills.

• Proactive problem solver with strong planning orientation and ability to work with design engineering and suppliers to meet future business need.

• Excellent working knowledge of purchasing, production control, and supply chain management.

• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and good command of English & Mandarin Chinese.

• Presentation.

• Excel and PowerPoint.

Abilities & Behavior:

• Leadership.

• Teamwork.

• Target oriented.

• Analytical mind and decision maker.

• Work through priorities.

• Efficient task management.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in supply chain management in manufacturing environment

• Ability to communicate with all levels in an organization.

• Experience in mechanical/ electronics manufacturing is preferred

• Experience with a high mix / low volume part procurement environment is preferred.

• Experience with self-directed work teams.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Mechanical Engineering/ Quality Engineering or equivalent education and/or experience.

Compensation:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees in order to attract and retain a talented, and highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate.

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to work in an inclusive environment. AE encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of age, racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application in accordance with the RA No. 10173 also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012.