Mark Jones

Director of Asia Purchasing @ KOSTAL Group

About

20 years experience of Global sourcing, Procurement, Quality and Supply Chain Management in the Automotive industry. I am an enthusiastic leader with a proven track record in driving improvements and achieving targets in both Purchasing and Quality fields. Strong technical and commercial background with experience dealing with Global customers and suppliers. Capable to build up networks to achieve considerable cost savings by analysing risks of sourcing in Asia. Strong global orientation acquired not only through working in various countries but learning the languages and cultures (Germany, Japan, China).

Country

China

City

Changning District

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Automotive, PPAP, APQP, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, FMEA, Supplier Quality, TS16949, Supply Management, 5S, Supplier Development, Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Six Sigma, Purchasing, Materials Management, Supply Chain, ISO/TS 16949, Supply Chain Management, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Experience

Director of Asia Purchasing

KOSTAL Group

2009-1 - Present · 17 yrs 9 mos

Shanghai City, China

Manage a spend & sales of 150 million USD for components. Responsibilities include Global Sourcing commodities in Asia. Global supplier strategy and global commodity strategy. Focus on price reductions, new supplier and commodity investigations. Solving major quality issues with suppliers. Leading a local team to achieve a competitive pricing to support our global locations.

Deputy Sales Manager

KOSTAL Group

2007-1 - 2009-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Quality Manager

KOSTAL Group

2002-5 - 2007-1 · 4 yrs 9 mos

I was the primary contact between European regional Engineering managers and sales teams. Focus was manily on the smooth launch of various Global platforms for Mazda with production in Europe and China. My expertise on negotiating, influencing and problem solving aiming business targets achieved success and the trust and respect of the customer.