Role purpose
As a Procurement Excellence Lead at Melexis, you will design, review and drive procurement specific (and/or) companywide projects and programs in line with the global procurement strategy. You will be part of the procurement team and will report to the Procurement Director. Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement team and ensuring supplier value in a VUCA world are your main objectives. As such you will contribute to the competitive advantage of Melexis by focusing on balancing the needs of the procurement team and their internal stakeholders and by building in depth strategic programs with key suppliers. In doing so, you seek to create maximum value for the company and the customer.
Key responsibilities
* Expand, lead, and master the supply risk management projects and program.
* Drive and master ESG procurement projects and program.
* Initiate cross category and/or cross department procurement initiatives that boost the back to back supplier performance (SPM) and value (SRM) with a focus on continuous improvement of Delivery and Quality.
* Be the global process owner of the procure to pay process and related key user network and drive continuous improvement in these processes.
* Coach, motivate, and stimulate the further development of the procurement analyst team (located in Sofia Bulgaria) through on the job coaching, continuous feedback, and follow up interviews in order to grow their competencies.
* Focus on the digital transformation of procurement:
o Create a long term roadmap.
o Boost digital transformation of Source to contract and Procure to pay processes: design, validate and implement in close cooperation with your procurement colleagues and internal stakeholders.
o Upgrade KPI dashboards and relevant procurement reporting.
o Maintain and ensure compliance to Procurement policies and procedures.
o Increase data drivenness of procurement and their sourcing decisions.
* Develop, drive and maintain predictable holistic TCO cost models for direct spend, ensure full spend understanding as well as back to back benefit insight.
* Be the procurement liaison, build and maintain relationships with peer departments and suppliers, seek alignment on procurement initiatives, projects and programs.
* Facilitate and structure the internal and external business partnering and represent procurement during audits.
Profile
1. A Master degree in Economics, Commercial Engineering or Engineering or a bachelor degree with experience.
2. A relevant Procurement experience of 5 10 years in an international environment is a plus.
3. Preferable a procurement project or procurement transformation background.
4. Strong project management skills.
5. Relationship builder, strong interpersonal & communication skills.
6. A continuous l