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Role Description

This executive position reports to the Chief Procurement Officer and leads a Global Electronics and High Tech Sourcing team of 30+ people across $900M in spend and 500+ suppliers.

• Developing strategic supplier relationships that are consistent with the company’s vision and long-term objectives.
• Ensuring 3-5 year plans are in place, and communicated to internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrating deep understanding of markets for categories managed, including key players, appropriate indices, trends, etc.
• Supporting new program launches as subject matter experts.
• Partnering with the program purchasing team to lead contract/price negotiations with suppliers to meet quality, quantity, cost, lead time and delivery requirements, and to ensure best overall value for the business.
• Ensuring procurement and contract management procedures and policies are aligned across all divisions and that they are maintained and consistent with the company’s priorities.
• Implementing formal supply agreements with key suppliers with the help of the legal group.
• Partnering with Supplier Development to ensure chosen partners have the capability to deliver on the business requirements.
• Supporting Supplier Quality, ensuring supplier compliance with FDA, EHS, transportation and other regulatory and reputation requirements.
• Leading regular 360 Degree and Strategy Business Reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Extracting innovation and continuous improvement from the supply base from onboarding through end of service.
• Leading and participating in multi-functional teams for design improvements, cost reduction opportunities, value engineering, supplier consolidation, and other strategies for operational and supply chain improvements.
• Driving product costs down by 5%+ year over year through supplier negotiation and design change ideas, partnering with engineering and manufacturing, with a total cost of ownership mindset.
• Managing risk in the supply base proactively, from identifying the risk to executing the mitigation plan, in partnership with the extended business team.

Qualifications

• Deep category and domain knowledge in Electronics.
• Ability to manage global, remote and virtual teams.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate at an executive level internally, and with supply base.
• BA/BS from accredited college or university.
• 15+ years of Sourcing experience, with 5+ leading large teams.

Requirements

• Demonstrated project management skills with ability to lead multiple, highly visible initiatives.
• Independent thinker with the proven history of shifting paradigms.
• Inspirational leadership that motivates team to deliver despite obstacles.
• Preferred location: Anywhere globally with preference for midwest states in the US.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay range: $224,000.00-$336,000.00 Annual.
• Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI).
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.