AmandaIEC: China Sourcing Service Guidelines

AmandaIEC: China Sourcing Service Guidelines

Through years of experience our team has developed thorough guidelines to ensure quality service to our clients.

Product Sourcing Management

1. Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed. Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity.

2. Work with the key managers to develop and implement China sourcing solutions and strategies.

3. Locate and develop potential suppliers that have the capability to supply the commodity per requirements. Investigates and/or interviews the supplier to determine if they meet standards. Insures that chosen suppliers offer best in class pricing, high quality components, and timely deliveries.

4. Supervise vendor facilities to evaluate overall performance, including production capacity, cost control, efficiency, quality, reliability and on-time delivery. Effectively lead the process by overseeing requirements definition, bid, negotiations, contract documentation & integration.

5. Advises management of client on the appropriate supplier to be used.

6. Implements purchase contracts that comply with company standards and government regulations.

7. Provide overall vendor management including ensuring tactical execution within assigned commodity, escalations due to service delivery/quality issues and invoicing/payables issues, supplier & contract database management, etc.

8. Lead sourcing efforts to develop lowest cost of ownership, improving competitiveness, service levels and quality position.

9. Appraise the Company’s purchasing activities and issue periodic financial and operational reports.

10. Seek out and develop emerging regions of new suppliers, or suppliers with new and evolving capabilities. Assist the organization on the value of, and risks associated with new sources of supply

11. Maintain a portfolio/library of current and potential China source of supply

12. Manage relationships with Chinese vendor partners to ensure mutual satisfaction of objectives

Agreement Negotiation

1. Undertake supplier negotiations for China sourcing, supplier scheduling, and ensuring on-time delivery through relationship-building to maximize business benefits.

2. Develop & lead negotiation strategies with suppliers & establish strong contractual relationships including clear Statements of Work/Service Level Agreements

3. Conduct business dealings with the highest level of integrity and regard for legal and environmental issues

4. Keep business information absolutely confidential.

Onsite Support

1. Develop and manage supplier portfolios and support day-to-day sourcing responsibilities for manufacturing operations.

2. Develop and implement supply strategies to aggressively reduce the cost of key materials, components and subsystems, reduce material lead times and inventory requirements.