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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Establish existing and new supplier relationships to facilitate material supply and product pricing in a fast-paced environment of truck manufacturing.
• Track commodity pricing movements and conduct cost analyses for a product portfolio of >$100M to ensure the business remains competitive and at the forefront of the market.
• Drive process improvements internally and provide data sets to management and committee team members to assist with informed corporate decisions.
• Promote strong business partnerships with suppliers by having tight engagement with their leadership team to working level alike.
• Maintain a consistent flow of goods to the operation team in line with the time and cost requirements to ensure production objectives are met.
• Provide assistance and guidance to buyers and planners.

Keysborough, Victoria, Australia

• Participate in project discussions with multi-disciplinary stakeholders to maintain open and progressive team approach to achieve project goals in a collaborative manner.
• Analyse internal technical requirements and strategize external sourcing approach with considerations in geographical locations, logistics, cost and quality.
• Compile RFQ tenders and present sourcing selections to internal stakeholders for risk-vs-opportunities discussion.
• Conduct compliance and quality checks of vendors, and request PPAP submissions to ensure all products sourced are fully compliant to quality standards and certification bodies.
• Maintain regular communication with external stakeholders by understanding their delivery and production challenges in pursuance of improved quality and cost saving opportunities.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Collaborate closely with peers from the wider product team to develop scopes and souring strategies for multiple spend categories in line with business goals.
• Compile RFQ tenders and present sourcing recommendations to internal stakeholders for risk-vs-opportunities discussion.
• Create, track and report on progress of sourcing milestones for multiple projects, supportingnew developments from conceptualization to production in a sustainable approach.
• Drive end-to-end procurement activities, including cost and terms negotiations to ensure orders are delivered on agreed requirements and timelines in favour of the business.
• Manage relationship with suppliers and external stakeholders, mainly across the Asia Pacific region, with an aim to forge strong, long term business partnerships.
• Regularly review and update processes and policies using guided data from suppliers’ performance to streamline and continuously improve on the business’s supply chain.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Champion various continuous improvement activities to optimize productivity, and implement just-in-time practice to maintain minimal inventory level.
• Maintain active communication channel with suppliers locally and overseas, at all NPI stages, to ensure expectations are fully complied.
• Produce 2D/3D drawings for all 3 design stages (conceptualization, prototyping and production) while creating BOM structures for the multiple subsystems involved.
• Manage projects within tight budget and timeline; Coordinate with responsible parties in building, programming and testing of prototypes.
• Restructure internal quality system to control work procedures, communication methods and documentation retrieval method.

Singapore, Singapore

• Performed root cause analysis and corrective actions on mechanical failures. Implemented design improvement to enhance product quality and yields.
• Supported product transfer and was highly involved in cross functional environment for new product developments, including military sensitive projects.
• Planned and coordinated process flow and equipment setups, incorporating tight security practices into the new operation lines.
• Implemented lean manufacturing tools such as value stream mapping, 5S and kanban pull system on existing lines to achieve improved overall customer value.
• Created standard work instructions and procedures and revised drawings on change order implementations. Maintained and updated product structures and BOM's for various product models.