Global Supply Chain Management Director

Who are we?

Frencken Group Limited (FGL) is a Global Integrated Technology Solutions Company focusing on the Aerospace, Analytical, Automotive, Healthcare, Industrial, Industrial Automation, Life sciences and Semiconductor segments. Offering global integrated design, prototyping, NPI, manufacturing and supply chain solutions. Frencken’s success is attributed to its technology, operations excellence and employees, and the quality of its leadership.

1. Global Leadership & Organizational Transformation

• Define and execute the long-term vision for the Global Category Management function to elevate procurement’s strategic contribution to the Group.
• Lead the transformation of the category management organization from a decentralized, site-driven model to a globally aligned, category-led center of excellence.
• Build the team structure, define global roles and career pathways, and develop high-performing leaders through coaching and capability development.
• Serve as a member of the Global SCM Leadership Team, contributing to the Group’s overall supply chain strategy and transformation roadmap.

2. Strategic Direction and Governance

• Establish and institutionalize the global category strategy governance model, ensuring consistency, transparency, and alignment across divisions and regions.
• Set strategic priorities for each category, define global sourcing frameworks, and guide execution through the Global Category Managers.
• Introduce global category policies and standardized processes for supplier segmentation, risk management, total cost of ownership (TCO), and category lifecycle management.
• Sponsor the design and implementation of digital analytics dashboards for category performance and sourcing insights.
• Build an institutional knowledge base of supply market intelligence and category economics.
• Introduce advanced Source-to-Contract (S2C) tools and analytics to enhance visibility and decision-making accuracy.

3. Value Creation and Cost Leadership

• Develop and drive the Group’s global cost competitiveness strategy, focusing on price harmonization, scale leverage, and value engineering initiatives.
• Lead the global savings and productivity program by establishing cross-functional governance, tracking mechanisms, and reporting discipline.
• Oversee strategic sourcing initiatives that deliver sustained improvement in favorable PPV, Inventory Turns, and supplier performance.

4. Contracting, Risk Management, and Compliance

• Direct the development of unified global contracting frameworks, including standardized templates, master supply agreements, and category-specific clauses in collaboration with Legal.
• Implement global contract governance to ensure commercial consistency, legal protection, and traceability across entities.
• Champion supplier risk management practices, including supplier financial health monitoring, dual sourcing strategies, and business continuity planning.

5. Strategic Supplier and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead executive-level engagement with key global and strategic suppliers, ensuring alignment on innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Align with regional and site SCM leaders to ensure category strategies translate effectively into operational execution and support customer commitments.
• Build strategic partnerships with customers where back-to-back contractual alignment is required to ensure commercial balance.

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