JPW Industries

Procurement

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for North America in alignment with global supply chain goals
• Function as the primary interface between US NPD teams and Asia Strategic Sourcing to ensure requirements are clearly communicated and understood
• Support global supplier evaluation, quoting, negotiation, and business award processes in collaboration with Asia sourcing
• Contribute to supplier diversification, cost improvements, and long-term sourcing strategies
• Work closely with Project Leads, Product Managers, and Engineering teams to define sourcing requirements for new product development
• Coordinate supplier involvement in design reviews and technical evaluations to ensure products meet all performance, quality, and cost expectations
• Facilitate communication between Engineering and suppliers to ensure manufacturability and capability alignment early in the development cycle
• Manage relationships with key North American suppliers and develop alternative or additional sourcing options as needed
• Provide dotted-line leadership and support to buyers at JPW’s US manufacturing facilities
• Lead sourcing initiatives for components, raw materials, fabricated parts, and related services required for domestic manufacturing operations
• Drive initiatives to improve supplier reliability, reduce cost, and support production requirements
• Conduct RFQs, lead quote analysis, and award business using total cost of ownership principles
• Negotiate pricing, tooling costs, MOQs, lead times, and delivery schedules with suppliers
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, oversee onboarding, and drive continuous improvement in quality, delivery, and cost
• Identify sourcing risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies in collaboration with global sourcing and quality teams
• Lead process optimization initiatives to improve sourcing efficiency and accuracy
• Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical sourcing standards, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Legal to integrate sourcing requirements and support business objectives
• Participate in engineering change management (ECR/ECN) and contribute to phase-gate deliverables in the NPD process
• Establish and track procurement KPIs including cost savings, supplier performance, on-time delivery, sourcing cycle times, and compliance metrics.

Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Procurement Ops