Belden Inc

Strategic Sourcing Lead

Belden Inc • $90K — $110K *
Montreal, QC H1A 0A1In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
  • Minimum of three years' experience in technical/manufacturing environments
  • Experience in supplier management & negotiation
  • Knowledge of risk management within telecommunications
  • Project management experience preferred
  • Bi-lingual in French & English preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop productivity improvement plans to meet cost reduction and risk mitigation targets
  • Lead supplier negotiations and manage relationships through quarterly business reviews
  • Support New Product Introduction to ensure timely market delivery
  • Address customer requests regarding quality complaints and certifications
  • Collaborate with PLM, R&D, and plant teams on FG supplier requests
  • Align with other procurement leads to support global procurement strategies
  • Manage phase-in/phase-out processes effectively
  • Implement corrective measures for work methods to enhance customer satisfaction

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a key regional role
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration with multiple departments
  • Chance to influence supplier development and productivity strategies
  • Travel opportunities within the region
  • Supportive work environment that values innovation and efficiency
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

Manage the regional sourcing strategy for Tijuana Raw Material, X-Mark raw material and purchased FG. Responsible for ensuring supply continuity and on-time delivery, managing supplier relationships and contracts, supplier quality and driving productivity improvement for their assigned procurement within the region. Participating in strategy definition and implementation allowing to increase mitigation to risk. Also support NPI process to assure on-time to market.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop productivity improvement plan and execute projects to achieve cost reduction targets and cost avoidance targets as well as risk mitigation, for Tijuana Raw Material, X-Mark raw material and purchased FG
  • Lead supplier negotiations, contracting, quarterly business reviews (QBRs), as well as managing relationships for all-assigned procurement. Maintain a solid and continuous interaction between customer service, suppliers and shipping departments and/or with any other department
  • Support New Product Introduction (NPI) in order to deliver products on-time to market
  • Support customer requests (quality complaint, RFI, CoC) as required
  • Work with PLM, R&D and regional plant teams to support request related to FG third party suppliers
  • Collaborating with the other Procurement lead to provide support and ensure strategic alignments, as well as supporting the global procurement structure as needed
  • Manage Phase-in / Phase-out (PIPO) processes
  • Develop, recommend and implement corrective measures for ongoing improvement of work methods to maximize customer satisfaction (internal and external) and group(s) efficiency
  • Travel up to 20%


Experience Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
  • A minimum of three (3) years' pertinent experience in technical/manufacturing environments involving sheet metal, stamping, plastic injection, machining production and any other related processes
  • Supplier management & negotiation, risk management, and project management related to telecommunications industry
  • Bi-lingual in French & English preferred

About Belden Inc

Belden Inc. is an American manufacturer of networking, connectivity, and cable products. The company designs, manufactures, and markets signal transmission products for demanding applications. Belden's products are used in industrial automation, enterprise, security, transportation, infrastructure, and residential markets. The company was founded in 1902.
Learn more about Belden Inc
Size
6,200 employees
Market Cap
$3.1 billion
Industry
Telecommunications & Hardware
Net Income
-$55.1 million
Founded
1902
5 Year Trend
+0.4%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
NASDAQ
BDC
* Ladders Estimates

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