Supply Chain Specialist

SMARDT is the world's largest manufacturer of oil-free centrifugal chillers. With operations in Australia, Canada, USA, Germany, and China, SMARDT's revolutionary high efficiency machines are driving rapid growth across key world markets. At the cutting edge of innovation, SMARDT Australia is accelerating product development efforts that deliver substantial energy savings for our customers.

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The ANZ supply chain specialist is a member of global supply chain management team. This role is responsible for partnering with key stakeholders in ANZ region and global to build robust supply chain and improve material cost competitiveness by effectively managing supplier relation, optimizing supply base, implementing category strategy and global procurement process.

**MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES**:

- Develop regional supply chain strategy action planning and ensure alignment with business need and global supply chain strategy.
- Deliver KPI of saving and TWC improvement.
- Manage the global relation with selected critical suppliers who have global network and/or global manufacturing footprint.
- Implement strategy sourcing with integrating category management, including establishing strong relation with strategic suppliers, consolidating spend to achieve competitive cost and best commercial terms, driving supplier VAVE, conducting competitive bidding, build and optimize price model.
- Drive more lead cost country sourcing especially China sourcing to keep competitive supplier base.
- Early involved in NPI and product VAVE, source suppliers on time and at or below targeted cost.
- Develop and improve supplier management program, including supplier selection, approval & registration process, supplier assessment scorecard and deactivation.
- Design and improve procure-to-pay process by working with FIN/Material/IT.
- Collaborate with operation closely to drive supplier performance improvement in delivery and quality. Work with quality & supplier in warranty resolution and cost recovery.
- Develop and execute supply chain continuity plan to proactively mitigate risk and protect revenue.
- Be involved in designing and implementing global procurement infrastructure, including global purchasing policy and process, contract management, vendor master administration platform, e-tools.
- Lead supplier selection and cost reduction in major IDM towers, including MRO/Professional service/IT/Logistics/FM etc.
- Work with FIN to deploy Standard roll & PPV outlook and tracking.
- Other duties as required.

**KEY SELECTION CRITERIA**:

- Excellent Excel skills
- ERP and MRP Knowledge
- Critical thinker and great problem solver
- Ability to analyse complex financials and develop effective reports
- Ability to think analytically and develop effective strategies
- Relevant experience in Manufacturing
- A proven track record in collaborating and operating in cross functional teams
- Skills in critical thinking, data analysis and commercial awareness
- Ability to analyse complex financials and develop effective reports
- Ability to think analytically and develop effective strategies
- Ability to work unsupervised with a “can-do” approach.
- Ability to follow procedures and policies as per company standards
- Mandarin language preferred but not mandatory

**DISCLAIMER**:

- This is a great opportunity to join a global company based locally in Bayswater North._

All prospective employees must successfully pass a pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol test and national police history check.

**Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.