OMNIVISION Careers

Description

Must be fluent in Chinese

As an integral member of the OmniVision procurement team, you will provide strategic indirect procurement including the development and implementation of sourcing strategies, management of sourcing processes, manage the workflow and achieve cost savings objectives, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

Sourcing

• Lead assigned sourcing activities by engaging users at early stage of product development.
• Understand demand requirements and provide expert advice of responsible commodities or outsourcing services.
• Solicit and evaluate quotes or competitive bids from suppliers; develop Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP) as required.
• Develop supplier business agreements as required and facilitate internal (Legal and stakeholders) and external (suppliers) communications to ensure that company’s interests are protected.
• Lead commercial negotiations (Pricing and Terms & Conditions) and achieve optimum results in terms of performance and cost for the company.
• Collaborate with internal customers in supplier evaluation and selection.
• Prepare and present sourcing and evaluation results to management.
• Lead or assist Quality organization to conduct supplier initial and annual audits in accordance to ISO 9001, 13845, 14001, IATF 16949, or other international standards.

Order Fulfillment

• Prepare and release Purchase Order (PO) promptly after receiving approved Purchase Requisition (PR).
• Assist users to define ETA and ensure on time deliveries.
• Follow up with suppliers on delivery status and arranging product delivery as required.
• Monitor execution of supplier business agreements as required.
• Lead issue resolution with suppliers related to product and/or other issues.
• Gather required documents and process payment request upon receiving invoices.
• Work with Account Payable team to ensure timely payment per payment terms agreed with suppliers
• Close Purchase Order and/or supplier business agreement.

Supply Base Management

• Proactively identify, assess and mitigate supply risks per Risk Management Process.
• Lead and work with internal stakeholders to perform Supplier Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Manage tactical relationships with assigned suppliers.
• Gather supply market intelligence; analyze market conditions, and present results to management.
• Perform contract administration responsibilities, including negotiations of major contract changes and dispute resolution.
• Monitor and manage compliance to ensure that suppliers used are on the Approved Supplier List, suppliers honor agreed pricing, service levels and Terms & Conditions in transactions and comply with national and/or international laws regarding employment, non-discrimination, environmental and other subjects.

Value Delivery (Early Engagement)

• Develop and build strong working relationships with internal customers
• Understand or anticipate customers’ needs and requirements of purchased goods and services through early engagement
• Assist customers to understand suppliers’ capabilities by providing updated supply base information and expert knowledge on assigned commodities or outsourced services.
• Proactively carry out cost saving initiatives through price negotiation, production process and product design optimization
• Demonstrate leadership in internal customer support and issues resolution from a Procurement perspective
• Planning and Process Development
• Participate in annual department planning activities.
• Adhere to, execute and communicate to concerned stakeholders Procurement Strategies, Purchasing Plans, Procurement Policies and Procedures.
• Develop and/or perfect Procurement processes and Standard Operating Procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration (Specialists) or one of the engineering disciplines (Engineers), Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in direct or indirect procurement.
• Experience in working in semiconductor industry in a fast pace environment is a strong plus.
• Demonstrate solid understating of business and procurement fundamentals.
• Demonstrate expertise in procurement knowledge in terms of sourcing, supplier management, contract management and risk management, and an in-house expert of assigned commodities and/or outsourced services.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, excellent analytical capabilities and solid critical thinking and judgment capabilities.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, organizational, detail-oriented, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to multi-task, work independently and as a team member, interface with cross-functional department, work effectively with diverse constituencies, solve problems and make decisions while under pressure and time constraints.
• Possess solid understanding of Procurement roles and responsibilities, and adhere to Company and Department Core Values.
• Proficient with the Oracle ERP and other electronic systems.