Strategic Sourcing Manager (Advanced Manufacturing) - #1168893

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies that align with the overall goals of project.

• Liaise with External Manufacturers, Strategic Partners to ensure clear understanding of technical expectations/specifications, fostering support and needed resources to commit to timely prototyping and delivery to meet the needs of projects

• Work closely with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure alignment and successful project execution.

• Identify potential supply chain risks and develop mitigation plans to minimize impact on project timelines and costs, ensuring Supply Chain Resiliency.

• Collaborate with designer and engineering teams to ensure products are designed for efficient manufacturing. Identify and address potential manufacturing challenges during the design phase.

• Lead the supply chain aspects of the NPI process, ensuring seamless integration of new products into the supply chain. Develop and execute NPI plans, including risk assessments and mitigation strategies.

• Lead a team to identify and address any supply-chain issues that may arise during manufacturing at the external manufacturer, provide technical expertise to resolve manufacturing issues and change request reviews.

• Collaborate with Category managers to ensure cost-effective contracts and adherence to delivery schedules from awarded suppliers.

• Ensures production of high-quality POC products from suppliers by relaying quality expectations (incoming, in-process, outgoing) determined by the Quality function.

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess supply chain efficiency, effectiveness and provide executive updates to management.

• Strong advocate with clear change management process and mindset to establish governance both internal and external.

• Develop and instil in project management best practices and principles for different project categories in the Global SC organization. Coordinate with department heads to address resource needs and constraints Leads and prepares for regular assessments of projects including management reports. Maintains a clear status of all projects and KPI performance within the Global SC organization and able to identify risks with the other managers and deescalate them. Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery and efficiency.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in supply chain management, engineering, business, or related fields.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in commercial/business AND manufacturing (industry4.0, ops, quality, technology, planning) function required.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a PMO organization for NPD or R&D organization that applies Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches.

• Minimum 5 years of experience using project management software/ tools, (e.g.: Monday.com, Jira, Salesforce etc.).

• Proven leadership experience in leading cross-functional technical mid-to large-scale projects, from initiation to closure, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.

• Willingness to travel.