Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Director

  • Full-time

Job Description

Reporting to the VP of Operations you will empower and lead a team of supply chain managers and category buyers, operating a global supply chain made of 70+ suppliers and 1,000+ SKUs. You will be responsible for expanding our supply chain strategic and tactical sourcing in a fast-growth environment.

More specifically, your role will include:

  • Optimize inventory level for both working capital optimization and parts availability
  • Build procedures for the inventory team, ensuring right-sizing of initial inventory level on new SKUs, and subsequent purchases
  • Conduct supplier audits, ensuring proper capacity planning in the context of rapid growth
  • Develop standard qualifying supplier procedures and proceed to continuous evaluations of their KPI
  • Drive master supply agreement contract negotiations across a portfolio of category
  • Establish teamwork synergy with Engineering teams and Quality team for New Product Introduction and improving parts quality
  • Work closely with a dedicated team of software developers, improving inventory planning software and underlying algorithms

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in engineering, mathematics or equivalent 
  • 8+ years leading a supply chain, inventory or inventory management team
  • Demonstrated expertise at optimizing inventory level and service level in a data-intensive environment
  • Deep knowledge of inventory level mathematics, including daily demand, safety stock, reorder points and economic order quantity
  • Strong data analytic background with the ability to run complex analysis independently of the data science team
  • Experience managing global supplier base with suppliers in Europe, North America, and Asia
  • Previously led negotiation for multi-year supply contracts across a range of categories (machined part, electronics, injections molding)

Additional Information

We stand proudly for our people and support their success through career development and advancement. We are recognized and respected for our culture of inclusion and belonging, continuously striving to do what’s good for our people and communities.