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Job Title: Head Sourcing
Report To: Sourcing Director
Location: Shanghai

Our client is one of the largest integrated textile companies in Asia, also being a large company in the world for denim. They are one of the key suppliers to companies like GAP, Marks & Spencer etc.

Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement global sourcing strategies and programs;
2. Lead sourcing initiatives and develop, execute and manage sourcing strategies with coordination of several factories internationally;
3. Forecast raw material cost and address budget variance;
4. Ensure comprehensive spend analysis for strategic sourcing;
5. Monitor market trends and supply shifts;
6. Search and select sources of supply, manage and develop relationships with suppliers to reduce costs and ensure on-time delivery;
7. Evaluate supplier bids, and participate in negotiating pricing and contracts when appropriate;
8. Provide internal support to quality, engineering, program management and manufacturing relative to supplier selection, supplier qualification, material cost and delivery;
9. Develop the lead-time reduction programs and solutions;
10. Develop a balance scorecard of key performance indicators using policy deployment to track both vendor and functional performance;
11. Build the required business processes and systems to manage the global sourcing function including the maintaining of key documents, agreements and contracts;
12. Travel to visit key vendors on a regular basis and as a means of identifying potentially new vendors;

Requirements:
1. Degree holder in textile education with 7 to 8 years experience of procurement of Yarn - cotton , linen , lycra/spandex , poly-lycra etc.;
2. At least 5-10 years’ material sourcing experience in MNC with 3 years in supervisory level, with exposure in Grey Fabric-Woven fabric like Shirting fabric, bottom-weight , Denim Fabric and Knitted fabric.
3. Experience in global sourcing/supply chain. Experience in cost/inventory reduction/management;
4. Inspection of above material as per international standards is preferred;
5. With ability to work and lead different level of people independently;
6. Negotiation skills of high rate and easy going and open-minded nature;
7. Rigorous, autonomous, result-oriented;
8. Fluency in English, both written and verbal;
9. Able to work under pressure and manage issues with priority.

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