Manager - Supply Chain Mangement
About This Role
Reporting to the Air Cooled Platform New Product Development Leader, the position will be responsible for sourcing and procurement activities to support new product development and launch. Performing both tactical and strategic sourcing tasks, the position will integrate with global and regional category sourcing teams to ensure category strategies are aligned with platform design.
The sourcing specialist will project manage all aspects of the sourcing and procurement process to ensure a smooth transition of activity to the factory Purchasing and Materials teams. The position shall also develop and maintain excellent supplier relationships, develop existing and new sources, and develop inventory and logistics strategies to continuously improve supply chain resiliency. This position will have a particular focus on our data center development programs.
Job Description
Integrate global category strategies with program deliverables
Partner with engineers on assigned programs to ensure product design includes the category sourcing strategies for concept and engineering check samples
Prepare and process requests for quotation, requisitions, and purchase orders to support prototype unit builds.
Project management of supplier activities for assigned commodities and deliverables for program passports.
Represent supply chain function on cross functional program team. Responsible for delivering program milestones on schedule and product cost at target.
Facilitate smooth transition of the program to the factory purchasing and materials teams
Determine inventory stocking and logistics strategies for suppliers with lead times longer than market driven customer lead time requirements
Assist and execute cost reduction strategies and projects
Collaborate with category teams to develop regional, alternate qualified sources to ensure a resilient supply chain
Periodic leadership updates of program status of supply chain deliverables
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
7+ years of purchasing or supply chain management experience within industrial manufacturing
Preferred Qualifications
HVAC industry experience
Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory management, factory assembly processes and bills of material
Energetic and success driven
English verbal and written communications skills
Ability to make management presentations
Succeed in the day-to-day management of competing priorities
Technical knowledge / understanding of the commercial HVAC product industry or ability to learn expeditiously
Organized with attention to detail, follow-up and follow-through skills
Advanced quantitative spreadsheet analysis skills to organize and analyze data efficiently.