Strategic Sourcing Lead

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Project Lead

Contract 40 hours weekly with potential to convert to full time employee.

Must be a US Citizen Salary ranges per hour $50-$80 hourly

Description:

Introduction

A challenging project management opportunity for seasoned professionals within Clients Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) sector. Within this sector the Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) department is responsible for the supply chain introduction and industrialization of new products.

You will collaborate closely with the supplier and Client teams enabling the introduction, industrialization and ramp-up of new developed parts and modules at our suppliers. These teams focus on Quality, Logistics, Technology, Costs and Sustainability (QLTCS) of complex modules. Teams consist of Supplier Quality Engineer(s), Logistic Supplier Management, Product Lifecycle Coordinators, Development Engineers, Sourcing Leads and Re-use experts. The Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Project Manager uses the right expertise and project management skills to ensure the QLTCS roadmap targets are set and met on time before release for volume.

??Working at the cutting edge of tech, you will always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You will not work in a silo, instead you will be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you will collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You will have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

 

Role and responsibilities

As a Module Manager, you will make a real difference by driving the end-to-end introduction and industrialization of new parts and modules in Clients products. To achieve this, you will be using your unique mix of technical, creative and people skills and you will lead and coordinate natural teams both at Clients and at suppliers. Responsibilities include:

• Applies Early Supplier Involvement and Concurrent Engineering methodology to secure the required introduction timeline
• Drives for efficiency (and speed) by assessing the (n-tier) supplier process flow and debottlenecks issues. Ensures change control on critical processes.
• Defines and aligns on the module QLTCS roadmap targets and organizes periodic management reviews.
• Challenges the technology versus manufacturability specifications. Drives scenario-based evaluation to arrive at the best solution. (Formalized through design reviews).
• Defines creative solutions with the team in the n-tier supply chain of the supplier to mitigate risk and issues.
• Manages the cost to complete (OPEX and CAPEX) of the supplier NPI project.
• Reports proactive on the project status towards relevant senior stakeholders. 
• Initiates required containment actions at the appropriate level in the  organization.
• Keep track of the configuration of the first delivered parts/modules to secure commonality in the early phases

Education and experience

• Technical Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred
• A minimum of 8 years' relevant work-experience in a NPI environment preferably in a high-tech industry
• Proven track record in project management and leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven track record to improve efficiency and effectivity in technical production environment
• Experience in interfacing with suppliers on industrialization targets
• Experience in out-of-the-box creative problem solving
• Experience in bottleneck management of manufacturing processes
  
   
  Skills
• Strong negotiation skills for interacting with other sectors and suppliers
• The drive, energy and initiative to achieve continuous improvement
• Stakeholder management: deal effectively with internal and external stakeholders both at operational and executive levels
• Strong business sense enabling optimal balancing of stakeholders' interests
• Natural leader with technical aptitude
• Pro-active problem solver, action and result oriented
• Collaborative personality able to organize cross functional cooperation
• Able to coach team members
• Excellent professional communication in English.
  
   
  Other information
  You start during the earliest phase of the Product Life Cycle. Based on the supply chain risk we define the complex parts for a new product. You will lead the process to bring one or more of these so-called complex parts towards industrialization. You will have a pivotal role in supply chain design and supplier selection process. When the supplier has been selected you will start the industrialization process with the supplier. Since the teams develop high tech modules against challenging timeline, most of the time material availability is at risk. We do apply concurrent engineering when creating the design and parts/module manufacturing at the supplier. While doing this you have to make sure you manage the timely industrialization of these complex parts during the execution of the manufacturing process at the supplier.
  
   
  Examples of QLTCS roadmap targets you secure for the first deliveries, ramp up and volume are:
• Quality: Analyze supplier feedback, Process FMEAs, optimize manufacturing flow (across suppliers), Yield, Material Notifications, Quality-docs.
• Logistic: Supplier cycle time, Move rate at supplier, Flexibility of the move rate, Material availability.
• Technology: Design FMEA’s, Technical issue management at supplier, Completeness design documentation.
• Costs: Cost of Goods and total cost of ownership, Supplier investments.
• Sustainability: Refurbishment/repair capabilities, Re-use of modules/parts
  
   
  During this process, some of the foreseen risks become issues.
  Until the part/module is industrialized you are responsible to mitigate and solve these problems with the teams and supplier. This includes organizing a successful multi-disciplinary team with sufficient solving power, as well as regular report out towards senior management.
  Travel required: 20-25%
  
   
  Our Client is a leading provider of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry, employing  more than 42.000 people in 16 countries. Its success is based on four pillars: technology leadership combined with customer and supplier intimacy, highly efficient manufacturing and entrepreneurial spirit. Within this organization the Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain (SS&SC) department is responsible for all commercial and operational supplier interactions; Strategic sourcing & procurement, supply chain phase-in and phase-out of new and changed products,  integrated supply chain planning, customer supply chain management on spare parts and upgrades, logistics operations and spares
   
  You will be working in the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) team. You report to a Strategic Sourcing and Procurement PLM Program Manager.