Senior Project Manager, Procurement

New Product Development - Senior Procurement Project Manager

Job Description

Job Summary :

Lead NPD Procurement Project Management team and work with internal stakeholders to source the required components needed to launch new products and / or support product-line extensions leveraging Category Strategies and preferred suppliers, in conjunction with the Sourcing Team.

Ensure the proper use of common parts across products and leverage platforming opportunities whenever possible.

Responsible for developing & executing detailed new product sourcing strategies. Candidate will be leading and / or supporting negotiations and supplier selection.

Responsible for managing supply base to meet cost, quality and delivery metrics.

Responsibilities :

• Source required parts / components needed to launch new products and / or support product-line extensions, in conjunction with the Sourcing Team
• Negotiate documents to support program with suppliers (ie : NDA, SOW, LOI, etc)
• Actively participate and engage in all required Project Team meetings. Able to provide clear, concise and accurate information to Project Team and leadership.
• Ensure that Sourcing Strategies are utilized and ensure the use of common parts & supplier platform opportunities whenever possible
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, quality, etc.) to capture commodity requirements, early supplier involvement opportunities, ensure supplier qualification, timeline achievement and quality requirements.
• Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection
• Support commodity continuity of supply - work with supply base to ensure that full production volume capacity is identified, and that supplier is able to achieve targets.
• Engagement to develop target costs and support internal team / suppliers in achieving targets.
• Manage and maintain active sourcing activity data and support full system completion to support product builds.
• Lead and develop NPD Procurement Project Management team to develop robust processes, talent development and ensure program execution.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field
• 8+ years procurement sourcing experience, project management, consulting, buyer, and / or analyst experience
• Demonstrate competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation and conflict resolution skills
• Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.
• Ability to travel up to 30%

Key Competencies :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.

• Supply Chain Acumen - Ability to drive global development and execution of supply chain strategies for assigned components or services to achieve optimal results in the key areas of Quality, Delivery, & Price.
• Project Management - Review and approve project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners.
• Global Business Thinking / Strategizing -Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into GSC strategies / playbooks, develops global talent.
• Problem Solving -Identifies / anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation.
• Relationship Management - Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular / appropriate two-way communication flow, builds / maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers.
• Analytical Capabilities - Demonstrates the ability to perform complicated data analytics, including building clean sheet cost models, Linear Performance Pricing, futures forecasting, etc.
• Technical Capabilities - Understanding of product design and how components are integrated into final designs. Ability to interact with engineering / technical teams to optimize supplier selection and design.
• Leadership - Clear communicator, can articulate a vision and direction; successful particularly in situations with significant change.

Comfortable making decisions under uncertainty and with imperfect information.