Sourcing Manager

(Job Id W328795)
Posted on 3/29/2010
Location:

Birmingham, AL


Job Type:

Full Time


Salary: $80000.00 to $89000.00/year
Degree: Bachelor
Job Description
A $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