Sourcing Responsible

Kimball Electronics Romania had the start-up in 2015, as a greenfield investment being owner of its new facility building and new equipment!

As distinctive trait of the company's employees, in the first years we are looking for colleagues ready to get out of regular jobs and rather create their own: we are looking for colleagues that are willing to contribute and get involve, are ready to easily slide from one area to another, interested in creating procedural frame and, as a general approach, are not afraid to fail, but either to succeed!

We invite to go through the role description below and see if it matches your interests!
KERO team


Main areas of responsibility

A. Sourcing of new suppliers and the qualification of those in order to be able to meet KERO quality standards
Good knowledge of local and regional base of suppliers for the type of commodities in scope of their responsibility
Experience in leading audits at the supplier
Support Quoting of Local Opportunities 
Support Local Cost Reduction Processes 
Stay in touch with market shifts and new technologies to provide support to KERO and regional 

B. Supplier relationship for commodities in scope at KERO
Organizing supplier meetings and business revues 
Owner of supplier price negotiation
Negotiate price and terms to reduce total material costs with the key KERO suppliers (leverage global spend) on Strategic New Business Opportunities
Recognize costs to be saved and take appropriate action to communicate and implement in KERO

C. Sourcing Process Improvement
Support development of KERO Quote Process Improvements
Support Global Spend Analysis
Support Special projects connected with growth and margin improvement (for extraordinary opportunities)

Candidate profile

Studies and experience
- Strong proven negotiation skills – at least 3 years of experience
- Experience in conducting audits
- Good knowledge of component standards for mechanical commodities and PCBs – experience in implementing new suppliers is a plus
- Experienced contract administration skills, able to understand purchase agreements
- Strong utilization of business system to input and retrieve data for analysis
- Strong investigative and problem solving skills
- Good computer skills with ERP, MS Office, MRP, Web-based quote tools 

Interpersonal skills
- Ability to give effective feedback
- Patience, Integrity, Objectivity & Open minded
- Professional yet personable
- Strong sense of urgency and customer service
- Ability to understand global leverage and negotiate effective, accurate pricing
- Effective time management and reporting skills
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to work on many tasks while meeting deadlines
- Understanding of business terms and conditions, such as: MOQ, NC&R, INCO Terms, AR, AP, VMI
- Effective use of the English language, speaking, listening, asking questions for clarity
- Ability to read, understand and interpret pricing agreements
- Able to communicate technical details