Regional Sourcing Manager Electronics Lane

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

Act as the primary contact and relationship manager while supporting the global strategic sourcing team to develop, prioritize, and execute "in-region" sourcing initiatives that reduce supply chain complexity, achieve material productivity targets and support the global operations with best in class supplier on-time and quality performance.

Salary: 86,800-100k

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
• Responsible for supplier on-time, delivery, cost and quality performance management within supplier portfolio
• Execute high-level spend analysis and part level cost analysis to identify trends and patterns for global reporting and communicating areas of cost savings opportunity
• Lead change management exercises that impact suppliers within portfolio in support of sourcing strategy execution.
• Act as the primary relationship manager within region and commodity portfolio
• Project Management of supplier performance improvement, cost reduction, and sourcing projects in region
• Support buyers and supplier quality engineers as the escalation point to suppliers within portfolio
• Understand the requirements of all internal customers related to the specific commodity group and support those customer with resolution of any Supply Chain related issues
• Understand supplier capabilities and capacity to secure uninterrupted and reliable supply
• Understand commodity market in the applicable region and provide regional expertise & input for definition of global sourcing strategies.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, operations, and suppliers for Supply Chain related issues and opportunities
• Support supplier quality engineer and suppliers with supplier audit process and part qualifications
• Establish & maintain procurement, inventory, IP and confidentiality agreements for existing suppliers

CORE COMPETENCIES:
• Drive for results - Stays focused on the "critical few" while effectively managing day-to-day tasks. Has shown that they are capable of setting and achieving long-term goals. Self-starter, with humility that sees the problem, and seeks out the answer. Does not require constant guidance.
• Problem Solver - Demonstrated ability identifying problems, offering solutions and seeing corrective actions through to completion. Capable of working through adversity while remaining positive and seeking "Win/Win" solutions. Sees problems as opportunities for improvement, not excuses for poor results.
• Communication Skills - Capable of building and maintaining key relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders. This includes all levels of the organization. Strong negotiator, facilitator across disciplines, capable of aligning multiple stakeholders to achieve bold goals.
• Technical Aptitude - Advanced level analytical skills with a demonstrated ability utilizing data to support decisions with empirical evidence. Capable of understanding engineering documents and familiarity with various manufacturing processes.

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Electrical or/and semi-conductors background or specialization in the field
• Experience with electrical / technology suppliers or semi-conductor market
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of tools, specifically Excel for data analysis
• Ability to forge relationships both internally within Husky and externally with suppliers
• Technical understanding of manufacturing processes an asset
• Analytical acumen
• Understanding of "total cost" concepts
• Understand lean manufacturing principles; experience with process mapping
• Comfort level traveling to assess and evaluate potential new suppliers, technologies, products
• Prior negotiation experiences an asset but not mandatory

QUALIFICATIONS:

- EDUCATION
• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience required

- RELATED EXPERIENCE
• 5-7 years supply chain experience (ideally experience in the Electronic market)

CONTACTS & COMMUNICATION:

- INTERNAL
• Senior management, Purchasing, Engineering and Manufacturing team members

- EXTERNAL
• Suppliers

Husky Technologies TM offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and excellent opportunities for growth and advancement.