Create and execute commodity strategies that best leverage supplier capabilities and the company’s procurement spend to meet corporate objectives (support our near term and long term) of quality, cost, delivery and customer service
Lead a commodity team to optimize and rationalize our supply chain, including the identification, qualification and management of new suppliers and related sourcing (re-sourcing, outsourcing) activities and negotiations activities to achieve business targets for quality, delivery and cost
Lead the global procurement of materials, services, and freight to support the development, NPI and mass production requirements
Develop strong relationships with suppliers that facilitate a deep understanding of their organizations and capabilities to support short term and long term business needs
Liaise with product management and production planning to drive activities related to the timely and cost effective procurement of materials and services while meeting delivery and inventory targets
Develop and implement policies, procedures, and systems to support procurement activities
Coordinate and support on-site supplier visits, assessments, audits, and continuous improvement opportunities to optimize total cost and address issues with supplier performance
Assess gaps in supplier performance and implement appropriate continuous improvement activities
Collaborate with Manufacturing and Design Engineering to source, select, and establish new suppliers, source new technologies, as well as resolve technical related issues and tasks
Negotiate and create global supply agreements with key partners to meet corporate objectives
Manage and develop the commodity team to ensure objectives are met and team members are engaged and high performing
Ensure KPIs and metrics are tracked and reported for the team’s primary goals and objectives
Generate various analyses and reports using ERP (SAP) and Excel (other software such as PowerBI?)
Manage and support SAP modules that are related to Procurement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve other relevant business objectives such as meeting annual inventory targets

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, engineering, business, or related field (Engineering strongly preferred)
Minimum 12 years’ experience in manufacturing environment, including 10 years in purchasing or supply chain
Minimum of 5 years of strategic supplier sourcing analyses and execution
APICS or CPM Certification strongly preferred
Strong working proficiency with Microsoft Office, including expert level functionality with Excel
Minimum 3 years’ experience working within and between ERP systems (SAP preferred), and analytics software (PowerBI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud, etc.)
Strong technical and business knowledge of, and experience in buying and sourcing in the segment served (i.e., electrical commodities / machined parts, sheet metal, mechanical assemblies, optical components and assemblies, plastics, and ceramics)

Benefits

401(k) with company match
Employee stock purchase plan
Medical and dental plans
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills

strategic sourcingsupplier managementnegotiationprocurementsupply chain optimizationcontinuous improvementdata analysisKPI trackingreport generationsupplier performance assessment

Soft skills

leadershiprelationship buildingcollaborationcommunicationteam managementproblem solvingorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingengagementcross-functional teamwork

Certifications

APICSCPM