Tuesday: Global Supply Manager (080008S5)

Singapore – The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of commodity/supplier-specific supply chain strategies to ensure continuity of supply as key member of the commodity team. 

Role description:

• Lead the development and implementation of commodity/supplier-specific supply chain strategies to ensure Continuity of Supply as key member of the Commodity Team. Act as single point of contact for material shortage related escalations from regional buyer/planners to worldwide procurement.
  Demonstrate strategic thinking and sense of ownership in pro-actively recommending and driving actions around identified risks to continuity of supply.
  Lead conference calls and meetings, address questions with sense of urgency and ownership, receive and/or share information, promote, influence, advise, negotiate, and/or direct vendors, suppliers, peers, staff, and management within and outside the department.
  

• Analyze supply chain at the tier I and tier II (sub-tier) component level.

• Identification and mitigation of potential risks to Dell's supply chain to ensure continuity of supply for all factories.
• Participate as key member of commodity team and core team as single point of contact for continuity of supply.
• Management of product transition with commodity team, regional buyer/planner teams and supply base.
• Function as single point of contact for material shortage related escalations from regional buyer/planner to worldwide procurement.

• Lead global supply team with regional buyer/planner in attendance.

• Participation in supplier selection and TAM (total available market) management.
• Evaluate supplier performance and prepare feedback. Develop and administer improvement programs.
• Develop long-term relationships with senior management of strategic suppliers for materials, services and technology.

Company description:

As a US-based company with a decidedly global infrastructure and team, Dell is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information technology and Internet infrastructures. Dell's climb to market leadership is the result of a persistent focus on delivering the best possible customer experience by directly selling standards-based computing products and services. Revenue for the last four quarters totalled more than US$61 billion and the company employs approximately 63,700 team members around the globe. To support the growth of our Singapore Design Center and its Displays, Imaging & Printing, Client Software & Peripherals product design activities globally, we are looking for highly motivated and talented professionals to join us.

Requirements:

 

• Bachelor's degree with 4-6 years of relevant work experience

• Strong strategic agility to analyze competitive environment and industry trends to drive proper supply chain strategy
• Strong command skills to lead Global Supply Team and to ensure implementation and execution of Continuity of Supply strategy
• Ability to think and act globally across multiple cultures, time zones and functions
• Strong ability to analyze impact of changes in price, availability and ECO's (Engineering Changes Orders) on continuity of supply.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Good knowledge of graphics and spreadsheet software applications.
• Strong time management skills.

• Understanding of Dell's mid- and long-term (3-18 months) demand for a given group of commodities.
• Prior supply chain experience a bonus, but not a must

Salary Range: (SGD, annual)	Not stated
Country:	Singapore
Date Posted:	Friday, August 22, 08
Closing Date:	Friday, September 5, 08

To Apply:

Email: sg_great2b@dell.com

Website: http://www.dell.com.sg/careers