**Job Summary**:NPI Sourcing Lead will be responsible for sourcing direct materials and supplier selection of components to support NPI (New Products Introduction) programs.
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Negotiate contracts and agreements. Develop strategies for goods and services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging with competition
- Develops negotiating strategy with input from internal customers, acts as key commercial expert during negotiations, acts as primary contact for target suppliers.
- Negotiate legal and commercial terms to achieve optimal business results. Identify key contract risks and the associated mitigation strategies
- Challenge operational procedures.
- Develop the negotiations plan. Work closely with Operations and Planning to develop and refine the negotiations strategy and plans of the region
- Manage relationships across all department lines. Professionally communicate and interact with all levels of management both inside and outside of Procurement.
- Create strategic alliances with vendors. Develop and maintain long-term supply partnerships with the vendor base to work together and find different avenues for reducing the total cost
- Manage transfers (supplier to supplier, outsourcing) and various project in collaboration with engineering and quality
- Monitor and continuously improve suppler performance against contractual standards
- Secure commitment from suppliers in terms of quality, cost, and delivery
- Implement cost reduction plans with suppliers by challenging existing portfolios
- Lead various sourcing projects and transfers based on internal procedures and within assigned commodities
- Estimates costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements pertaining to New Product Introductions for Costing purposes
- Responsible for supplier visits to better understand manufacturing processes and identify areas for efficiency improvement and cost reduction
- Actively contribute to supplier qualification, selection, and On-Going evaluation
- Evaluates supplier reliability and aligns with Supplier Engineering, Design Engineering, and Supply Chain Management to develop new supply sources as needed.
**Requirements**:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant fields: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business, Industrial Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Proficient in both English and Spanish
- Passport and US visa available
- Knowledge of supply chain processes and best practices including strategic sourcing, market analysis, contracting methodologies, risk analysis, principles of contract law and supplier performance management.
- Analytical skills to aggregate, normalize and analyze spend data to identify trends and prioritize strategic procurement opportunities.
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, establish targets, and develop implementation plans in support of business objectives
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with various disciplines and levels within the organization
- Ability to operate efficiently in a fast paced, challenging environment.
- Experience in the mechanical trade - sheet metal fabrication, welding, solid state electrical assembly, etc.
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo
Horario:
- Lunes a viernes
Prestaciones:
- Bebidas gratis
- Servicio de comedor
- Vales de despensa
Tipos de compensaciones:
- Bono de asistencia
- Bono de puntualidad
Pregunta(s) de postulación:
- ¿Cuál es el nível de inglés que maneja?
- cuantos años de experiência tienes en la industria manufacturera?
Educación:
- Licenciatura terminada (Deseable)
Experiência:
- supplier negotiations: 3 años (Deseable)
Licencia/Certificación:
- Certificación Lean Six Sigma (Deseable)
Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial