Tooling Manager

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Tooling Manager to support our Procurement organization. This role involves managing all aspects of multi-million-dollar supply-based tooling for assigned commodities throughout the lifecycle of pre-production, production, and service, including engineering changes, refurbishment, and tooling relocations.

 

In this role, you will manage the full tooling lifecycle, including financials, design reviews, construction, technical guidance, try-outs, commissioning, and build event support. You will ensure tooling and process capabilities meet cost, quality, and timing requirements to achieve program goals. Collaborating with suppliers and cost reduction teams, you will identify cost-saving opportunities. You will also interface with internal and external customers, such as Supply Managers, Purchasing Program Managers, Quality Managers, and Product Development Engineers, to ensure effective communication and project success. Additionally, you will manage material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, and vendor selection, while creating integrated processes that connect internal functions and external suppliers to optimize operations.This role is within the Supply Chain Management function and involves a combination of disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Category Management Team (CMT), Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, PMO, and Readiness teams.• Travel: Domestic and international travel up to 25%.• Concept Sheets: Provide tool cost and timing input for approval gate requirements.• Readiness: Report on new tool progress or conduct on-site reviews to support launches.• Tooling Development: Oversee process, design, build, buy-off reviews, and approvals.• Benchmarking: Conduct competitive bids, direct sourcing, BCC sourcing, and material buys.• Negotiations: Negotiate with tier 1 suppliers on new tooling, engineering changes, and VA/VE studies.• Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Support engineering in optimizing product design for manufacturing and tooling costs.• Tooling Guidance: Provide guidance at tier 1 suppliers, troubleshooting issues leading up to PPAP.• Technology: Enhance knowledge base for technology.• Sustaining Activity: Manage current production tooling maintenance.• Tool Moves: Oversee supplier exits, tooling transfers, and new supplier startups.• Inventory Management: Track tooling inventory using TIM and TAR documents.Oversight Responsibilities:• Purchase Orders: Write purchase orders for SBT.• Invoicing: Approve supplier invoices.• Accruals: Close aged open purchase orders with suppliers.• Scrap Tooling: Manage the NSTR process with formal approvals for disposal.• Refurbishment: Handle budgets, CAR creation, approvals, tracking, schedules, and banks.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 5 years of purchasing/procurement experience
• At least 1 year of lead experience

OR

• Master’s degree
• At least 3 years of purchasing/procurement experience
• At least 1 year of lead experience

OR

• At least 8 years of purchasing/procurement experience
• At least 1 year of lead experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current International Motors employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. International Motors does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Problem-Solving: Exceptional skills in problem-solving and analyzing complex systems.• Communication and Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration abilities, effective in team environments.• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint.• Project Management: Knowledgeable in project management principles and practices.• Hands-On Experience: Practical experience in design, build, or engineering with stamping dies.

Benefits and Compensation

We provide a competitive total rewards package which ensures job satisfaction both on and off the job. We offer market-based compensation, health benefits, 401(k) match, tuition assistance, EAP, legal insurance, an employee discount program, and more. 

 

For this position, the expected salary range will be commensurate with the candidate’s applicable skills, knowledge and experience. 

 

You can learn more about International’s comprehensive benefits package at https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

Company Overview

ABOUT TRATONWith its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

 

ABOUT INTERNATIONALFrom a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit www.International.com.

 

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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