Vendor Portfolio Ownership: Manage a dedicated group of strategic suppliers, serving as the lead for commercial negotiations, price benchmarking, and contract renewals.
Secondary Sourcing: Actively search for and evaluate new suppliers to achieve the "Rule of Three" (3 vendors per part) to ensure supply chain redundancy.
RFQ Management: Lead the Request for Quote (RFQ) process for new projects, analyzing complex bids to select partners based on technical capability, cost, and lead-time reliability.
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End-to-End Execution: Plan, execute, and monitor the overall program lifecycle. Drive the creation, review, approval, and maintenance of the Program Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), including resource allocation.
Lifecycle Management: Implement changes as dictated by the product lifecycle process an proactively recommend process improvements.
Interdependency Management: Coordinate multiple projects, manage their interdependencies, and optimize resource utilization across the entire program.
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