Manages assurance of supply during whole product lifecycle Owns and drives material cost reductions and leads quoting activities Leads supplier negotiations and contracting Reviews and mitigates excess & obsolescence risk, manages inventories and liabilities Is responsible for supply chain rollovers from "old" to "new" products Leads supplier selection and performance evaluation according to company internal requirements catalogue Participates in Advantest global supply chain activities Has overall ownership for supplier relationship and escalation management Supply base risk management and business continuity planning Operational procurement tasks (e.g. generation and tracking of purchase orders, buy/sell activities, invoice and payment tracking)