Original Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager, Direct Materials
Job description
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies;
• Develops and manages supplier relationships and performance;
• Obtains market, industry, and supplier information for key commodities/materials so that she/he can be referred to as knowledgeable in those areas;
• Executes the competitive bid, negotiation, and contracting processes for direct materials;
• Handles all aspects of negotiations with suppliers including, price, volume, delivery, quality, and service & inventory levels;
• Collaborates with Design Engineering & Manufacturing teams to drive NPI project execution and determine direct material specifications/requirements, supplier capabilities, and to drive cost reduction;
• Drives material localization effort to achieve cost reduction and delivery service flexibility;
• Acts as an escalation point for delivery and quality issues that cannot be resolved by direct material buyers and obtains favorable resolutions for TE;
• Reports and implements key TE Supply Chain Metrics (STR—delivery, Commercial Productivity—cost reduction, DLPM—quality);
• Ensures direct materials are sourced in full compliance with TE policies and guidelines;
• Leads quarterly supplier scorecard review to drive supplier performance improvement in quality, delivery, cost; and
• Leads annual audit for key suppliers.