Manager, Sourcing Project

Position Summary

• The Manager is responsible for product line sourcing strategy development and execution in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process. This is a cross-functional leadership role with responsibility for project management and accountability for deadlines, results and metrics. This role bridges the engineering ‘product line’ structure with the sourcing ‘commodity’ structure. This individual must have the ability to work independently and quickly identify opportunities. Must be goal oriented. Must be able to work in a matrix environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead early supplier involvement and supplier driven cost improvement NPI activities. Support NPI team’s product cost targets.
• Actively participate in NPI team meetings. Represents the voice of the Sourcing organization.
• Reduce product risk through proper sourcing strategy execution. Drive use of ‘Preferred’ suppliers. Provide NPI team with supply chain risk assessments which include obsolescence, delivery, currency, logistics, political and other risks.
• Project manages the communication and activities between the NPI team and Sourcing/Procurement. (i.e. request for quotes, source selection, supplier negotiations, part schedule fulfillment, sourcing strategy development, supplier issue resolution, etc.) Facilitates the establishment of supply management parameter guidelines with buyers and PCAs. (i.e. production authorization agreements, schedule agreements, lot size, lead time, logistics, packaging, etc.).
• Measure and track sourcing strategy execution impact on the product and the business (i.e. product cost reductions achieved, percent of parts awarded to ‘Preferred’ suppliers, effect on product introduction schedule, key stakeholder satisfaction, etc.).
• Provide market information to NPI team (i.e. commodity technical information, price and availability trends, part costing models, benchmarking results, etc.).
• Drive Sourcing Process Improvements through elimination of variation and waste, focusing on continuous process improvement. Promote Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology in the NPI team.
• Interface and build strong working relationships with, Development Engineering, Industrialization, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Operations Management, Logistics, Import/Export Compliance, Supplier Quality Assurance, Marketing and Finance.
• Conduct tasks in accordance with all applicable health, safety, quality and environmental regulations & laws as well as [Company] policies and procedures. Policies and procedures include, but are not limited to: Standards of Business Conduct, Intellectual Property, Control Environment, Information Protection, ISO 9000 & ISO 14000.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Technical/Science discipline.
• 5 or more years of supply chain, sourcing, project management or operations management experience.
• Be able to travel overnight up to 25% of the time.
• Project Management (PMP) certification a plus.
• Lean / Six Sigma certification desirable.
• SAP ECC Experience desirable.
• Advanced formal education desirable in business or technical discipline.