SCOPE: Direct a full range of items and services, including those of critical importance within the externally sourced parts departments and purchasing group for REV Fire Division. Direct the purchasing group to ensure the manufacture of products, parts, or components within established timing and quality standards. This position has great emphasis on highly skilled operations, quality assurance, and troubleshooting in scheduling that requires highly skilled processes, complex assembly, and testing. Determine organizational requirements, including hiring, performance evaluations, and staffing level recommendations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage and execute proven tenants of success within the Purchasing organization.

• Work with Enterprise commodity team to meet annual net sourcing targets.

• Manage personnel engaged in purchasing process, including parts supplied to production for the manufacture of vehicles. The scope is solely externally sourced parts.

• Improve upon Purchasing best practices in areas such as system optimization, metrics, supplier management, and inventory control.

• Support & lead the Purchasing function in the Production Readiness and Master Production Scheduling strategic meetings with senior leadership team.

• Ensure compliance with company policies and quality procedures.

• Must take a dedicated approach in both strategic action development, while being able to problem-solve using established system tools.

• Must direct workflow to ensure timely and efficient execution of the production schedule.

• Must be able to handle a variety of customers, which can include interaction with other departments, managers, external customers, vendors, finance etc.

• Assumes leadership and expertise of lean principles. Accountable for the implementation and sustainment of lean within areas of responsibility. Must be change agent and ambassador for continuous improvement. Must be able to teach/train employees at all levels on the concepts of lean. Must proactively lead the engagement of all personnel in the implementation of the principles and tools of lean.

• Must take a pro-active role in safety, environmental, ISO, and lean manufacturing/continuous improvement programs and policy enforcement.

• Accountability for ensuring all quality, regulatory and ISO requirements are met. Responsible to make sure appropriate actions are taken to meet all requirements, including stopping production if appropriate.

• Responsible for development, compliance and enforcement of all company policies and procedures. Ensures consistent and effective employee relations. Recommends rewards/recognition as appropriate. Initiates necessary disciplinary actions as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Demonstrated abilities in communication, negotiation, and project implementation.

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in business, operations, Supply Chain management or related field.

• 10 years of experience in Supply Chain management

• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience with the ability to lead, motivate, coach, mentor and engage employees. Ability to manage a diverse team.

• Proven leadership capabilities. Ability to work independently. Actively develops a high-performance team with skills needed to meet company goals and objectives.

• Advanced knowledge and experience with understanding and application of lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies

• Require superior communication skills (written, oral, presentation, and instructional) and ability to effectively interact with customers, dealers, suppliers, team leaders, managers, associates, and executives.

• Proven success in team building, conflict resolution, and problem solving from identification through root cause resolution.

• Good business acumen and financial knowledge, including budgeting, P&L, forecasting etc.