| Sourcing Manager |
Job Id: W328795 |
Posted On: 3/29/2010 |
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Location: Birmingham, AL;
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: $80000.00 to $89000.00/year
Degree: Bachelor
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DescriptionA $3B Global Manufacturing Company, has an opening within Sourcing and Category Management for a Sourcing Manager over components and raw materials used in manufacturing and engineering of products.
The Sourcing Manager will develop and execute global-sourcing strategies; plan and implement activities for timely, cost-effective procurement, planning and on-time delivery of assigned category products; prioritize and maintain balance between cost of acquisition and cost of possession to maximize return on investment including methodologies to maximize working capital.
Strategic Supplier Management
- Lead supplier sourcing, evaluation and selection, negotiation, performance monitoring, relationship management, and continuous improvement;
- Work closely with Finance, Engineering and Sales & Marketing to develop and maintain technology and/or category strategies;
- Develop and maintain strong global supplier relationships, including supplier site visits and relationships at all levels of their organization;
- Track and report on supplier strategies, monitoring spend, business allocation, capability gap analysis and facilitate cross-functional review and evaluation;
- Develop strategies for the mitigation of risk in the supply chain, overall and for specific new product programs;
- Provide benchmarking studies and market analysis;
- Negotiate buys & long term agreements for components and raw material;
- Organize and lead regular strategic supplier business reviews.
Process
- Facilitate the support of category analysis (internal and external) in support of the Strategic Sourcing processes;
- Manage sourcing and negotiations, implementation of agreements and integration of key suppliers, performance monitoring, ongoing supplier and contract management for assigned commodities;
- Assist in development and enhancement of processes; systems and reporting capabilities to drive efficiencies in providing regional procurement services;
- Help improve processes and leverage technology to reduce costs, identify and implement best practices, and measured performance;
- Provide direction and prioritization to re-engineering team efforts;
Supplier Continuous Improvement
- Generate and present supplier performance metrics to suppliers and manage associated corrective action and continuous improvement initiatives, such as Value Analysis- Value Engineering (VA-VE) and lead time reduction programs;
- Perform and/or evaluate root cause problem resolution for all supplier related issues and ensure the integrity of corrective actions;
- Organize and execute regular supplier site evaluations and audits.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to manage long lead-time product deliveries in support of production;
- Working knowledge of assembly & manufacturing processes;
- Thorough knowledge of Purchasing Law and Uniform Commercial Code;
- Thorough understanding of financial impact of decisions;
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, SAP (preferred) and Supply Chain.
Requirements
Education/Experience
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering preferred; 5-10 years related experience;
- Purchasing in a manufacturing/engineering product environment;
- Interfacing with manufacturing engineering and program management teams;
- Experience in executing Global Supply Chain initiatives & strategic planning;
- Experience in global procurement and sourcing;
- Materials management, JIT, MRP-II & Working Capital;
- CPM, CPSM, or APICS certification preferred
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