- To support implementation of the textile sourcing category strategy across the Supplier Base. - Responsible for ensuring effective vendor base for the sourcing category. - To secures best possible performance from Supplier Base for whole product life cycle from NPD to end of life. - Contributes effectively from his/her best commercial and engineering knowledge in team of sourcing professionals and excels in collaboration also with various other stakeholders across organizations and cultures to achieve the goals. - Screening potential Vendors and technologies, sharing the knowledge with Sourcing Category Managers and NPD - Implementing sourcing category strategy in Vendor Base - Monitoring Vendor's performance ref. Targets and goals. Ensuring corrective action planning and implementation - Contributing Vendor Relationship Management. Contracting, Vendor evaluation process. Vendor Development Programs. Participate monthly reviews. Regular Business Reviews ( - Securing cost competitiveness by cost break down analysis and efficient negotiation process with Vendors - Securing Vendor's capacity in long horizon (1-3 years) and mitigate the risk of supply constrains - Monitoring industry development in the region (technologies, increases of the cost factors etc). Controlling IPR and CoC violations - Translation of product specifications and control plans (during RFQ/RFP process) - Train suppliers and organization on new requirements, Fiskars Quality standards, customer experienced quality - Supporting supplier on-boarding process with new Vendor)
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