Shure Incorporated

Commodity Manager, Active Electronics, Semiconductors

Shure Incorporated

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Illinois

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Salary

💰 $115,300 - $196,100 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AssemblyiOSRuby

About the role

  • Leads Commodity teams
  • Establishes and maintains approved supplier list and capability matrix
  • Works within the team to establish the company’s strategy and direction within the given commodity
  • Adapts the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change
  • Conducts Life-Cycle analysis for commodity, as appropriate
  • Identifies cost reduction opportunities within the team and drive implementation to achieve the reductions
  • Populates supplier scorecard (R/Y/G)
  • Maintains the commodity code classification system (ensure they are correct/create new)
  • Initiates and conducts annual supplier contract negotiations with Purchasing Manager
  • Conducts spend analysis, leading to negotiation with supply base
  • Leads/Co-leads pricing negotiations
  • Establishes terms and conditions for contracts
  • Generates cost reduction targets (not just PPV, but also cost avoidance)
  • Creates cost models for relevant commodities
  • Analyzes market trends
  • Conducts market analysis for price, lead-time, and capacity
  • Sets up speculative buys or other strategies as needed due to market trends
  • Analyzes market drivers affecting the commodity (raw material, component availability, global supply and demand, etc.)
  • Manages supplier relationship and conducts supplier business reviews
  • Utilizes standardized agenda
  • Conducts technology roadmap alignment – Coordinates with Engineering
  • Identifies cost reduction opportunities
  • Reviews delivery performance
  • Reviews quality performance
  • Reviews contract performance
  • Conducts spend analysis
  • Supply Resolution
  • Point of escalation for major supply issues
  • Identifies multi sourcing opportunities
  • Works with internal teams and suppliers to create supply programs and processes to mitigate supply risk
  • Contract Management (Negotiates supplier contracts, including regarding Supply, Pricing, Development, NDAs, etc)
  • Coordinates supplier technology presentations for engineering. Introduce new suppliers to Shure engineering when necessary and assist in educating Shure engineering about the approved supplier list.
  • Participates in establishing and maintaining best practices for Strategic Sourcing and reporting of objectives

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering
  • 7 years exp. in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Engineering position in a medium to high-volume manufacturing environment
  • Sourcing experience in working directly with distributors and/or OEMs to negotiate contract pricing to be used across multiple CEM suppliers
  • Extensive experience in electronic & semiconductor components
  • Experience and knowledge in PCBA manufacturing and assembly processes
  • Competence with MS Office software, MS Excel and MS Access is a plus
  • Strong interpersonal, problem-solving and project management skills required
  • Demonstrated negotiation skills
  • Travel 10% globally
  • Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
  • Preferred: Strong technical background in component engineering is essential, with extensive experience in interfacing with product design, NPI, supply management, suppliers and OEMs to achieve results preferred