About WhiteCrow
We are global talent research, insight and pipelining specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house research.
About our client
Our client is a global leader in materials engineering solutions that form the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor and advanced display technology worldwide. Their innovations play a critical role in advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation chips.
For over 55 years, the organization has been driving technological progress through breakthrough innovations that impact billions of lives globally. Powered by some of the world’s brightest visionaries, engineers, and scientists, the company brings together diverse perspectives and expertise to deliver material innovations that are shaping the future of technology
As a Materials Project Management (B3), you will be responsible for...
- Forecasting and communicating engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers. Providing input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis. Coordinating demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
- Forming Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control. Collaborating with engineering team to interpret engineering requirements.
- Under some supervision, creating, releasing and updating new project materials strategy.
- Sourcing: Assisting in supplier price and delivery negotiations; under direct supervision may negotiate contracts as necessary. Utilizing the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers. Completing supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitoring supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
- Materials: Coordinating activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
- Executing commercialization (transition) materials plan).
- Managing materials change control process. Meeting cost objectives and resolving quality issues. Generating and publishing Key Process Indicators. Tracking total landed costs targets.
- Working with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements. Assisting in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering. Utilizing value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.
- Actively mediating and partnering with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups. Escalating issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.
Problem Solving
- Solving complex problems; taking a new perspective on existing solutions; exercising judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
Impact
- Impacting a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
Interpersonal Skills
- Explaining difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus
What you already have...
- Supplier negotiation and supplier management experience.
- KPI management and supplier performance management.
- Experience dealing with global suppliers.
- Manufacturing or semiconductor industry background preferred.
- Strong preference for local Singaporean or PR candidates.
- Candidates should demonstrate strategic supplier management rather than purely administrative procurement experience.
