Description

The Sourcing Specialist’s main responsibility will be to work with a cross functional team to define and implement Sourcing strategies while building Procurement best practices. Prioritize, develop and validate opportunities in delivery improvements and cost savings within the supply base. Position to be based in West Bend, WI or Pewaukee, WI.

Determine new and alternate sources for existing and new products. Develop and implement commodity/supply chain responsibilities that significantly contributes to year over year sales growth and operational improvement through best value sourcing. Support the development of commodity strategies, commodity/industry expertise, lead supplier negotiations/management and productivity improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with sourcing commodity managers to identify sourcing opportunities, develop and execute negotiations.
• Collaborate with Juarez plant’s materials and fulfillment teams to effectively align strategy with day-to-day execution of Supply Chain tasks. If needed, optimize the definition of roles and responsibilities and associated training.
• Use project management skills and tools to investigate alternate component technologies for reduced cost or improved quality and reliability and implement changes.
• With particular focus on Raw Material categories including castings, forging, plastics, machining review supplier’s processes and identify improvement opportunities in processes and systems at supplier locations to improve quality, cost and flow of supplied materials throughout the entire supply chain.
• Source products and services, assist supplier audits, negotiate tooling and pricing, write contracts, perform value analysis to ensure supplier contract and timeline compliance.
• Design risk mitigation plan
• Conduct project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff
• Create synergies between Quality, Engineering, Operations and suppliers to assess and ensure supplier capability to meet established performance objectives including Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc) for positions of 30 hours or more per week
• Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution
• Company provided Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Spousal Life, Child Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with matching contribution that is fully vested from day 1
• Generous amount of PTO, plus 14 paid Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunity

Requirements

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field
• Minimum Five (5) years’ experience in the sourcing of raw materials, manufactured components, mechanical equipment, services and purchased complete items
• Knowledge of ERP systems (Fourth Shift, Oracle) is preferred
• Experience in driving material cost down, (experience with cost down enablers; Developing and executing cost-down initiatives)

Knowledge of/Experience with:

1. Project Management Professional Certification, preferred.
2. Electronics component and assembly, preferred
3. Proficiency reading engineering drawings and specifications
4. Lean experience and techniques
5. Quality Management Systems, ISO and 6-sigma disciplines, training and experience, preferred
6. Demonstrated experience in global and comprehensive supplier relationships and advanced negotiation techniques
7. Functional understanding, awareness and application of negotiations, Supply Chain, sourcing, contracts and supplier management principles

Skills:

• Data analysis, problem solving and reporting
• Demonstrated teamwork skills
• Highly organized self-starter
• Good interpersonal, project management and presentation skills with the ability to clearly present recommendations and ideas and summarize complex issue
• Self-motivation
• Experience working in global supply environment and with international suppliers or colleagues