Director of Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain

Reference #: 2619043
Description
“Develop the global supply chain vision and build strategic sourcing processes for products that truly enhance the quality of peoples lives.”

United Safety and Survivability Corporation is committed to delivering the most innovative and reliable safety and survivability solutions our customers can trust to protect life and property. As the global leader in our industry, we push boundaries by utilizing innovation to highly engineer and produce the next generation of safety and survivability technologies.

At United Safety we are solving our industrys most important problems with talented individuals who share our passion to change the world. Our culture is fast-paced, energetic and innovative. We work to build an inclusive environment in which everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, age, or background, can do their best work. We are fully committed to continuous growth and advancement; we will reinvest profits and resources into our employees, our processes and product innovation.

Job Title:  Director of Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain
Department:  Supply Chain
Classification: Exempt

Summary: As the Director of Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, you will provide the vision and develop, deploy and lead the corporate strategic sourcing efforts across all business units. You will be responsible for and will lead and work with the team for all strategic and tactical sourcing, new product materials introduction.

You will ensure that the sourcing team is functioning at a high-performance level. To do this you will need to provide the team with the tools (such as refining the sourcing tools, cost analysis, and sourcing dashboards system) and leadership required for them to succeed. You will ensure that the procurement team is focused on providing their customer – the Manufacturing/Engineering team – with the right components to build lifesaving products at the right time.

As the Director, you will advance best in class, standardized and common processes and procedures for each of the functions, ensure functional alignment globally and drive continuous improvement. In this role, you will develop, expand, build and maintain a global vendor network to support an optimized operation.

Responsibilities: As the Director of Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, you will:
Supplier Network:
Build, develop and expand a global supply chain.
Identify and implement supply chain optimization initiatives.
Manage domestic and international vendor relationships.
Support operations in order to meet delivery targets.
Implement supply chain process.
Measure and implement methods to increase vendor quality including;
On Time Delivery
Pricing
Quality
Inventory Management and Analysis
Manage inventory in the supply chain balancing cash flow, and cost and service objectives utilizing;
Support teams objectives of Increasing inventory turns
Unit cost reductions
Develop short-term and long-range capacity planning and analysis;
Address requirements such as: capital investment, new tool or machine requirements and ROI on recommended investments.
Support the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes to drive business results cross-functionally.
Supply Chain Cost Reduction
Provide total cost management;
Conduct spend analysis reviews and perform cost-to-serve analysis
Continuously review and implement processes, procedures and strategies on pricing.
Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
Develop year-over-year cost reductions and countermeasures as appropriate.
Lead the “Make/Buy” decision making process for new and existing products in collaboration with other departments, such as Engineering, Operations and Finance.
Work cross-functionally to monitor customer demand patterns.
On Time Delivery of Materials to Operations
Support efforts to eliminate parts shortages.
Identify and actively prevent imbalances i production planning and scheduling.
Ensure delivery in full and on time of all cost saving targets.
Work with product development teams to ensure supplies are provided in time to achieve KPIs.
Leadership and Management
Build, grow and manage the procurement and strategic sourcing groups;
Identify training and development needs of the team and develop training plans
Set KPIs to develop and coach teams in;
Vendor relationship management
Negotiations
Forecasting and supply and demand planning
Strategic and tactical sourcing and procurement
Processes and procedures
Develop and manage risk mitigation strategies to protect against key/strategic objectives.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of organizational goals.
Requirements
Youre a great fit for this position if this describes you;
Leadership: you make fast data driven decisions based on the best available information and adapt based on performance. You manage teams with honest communication, consistency and principles.
You enjoy fast paced environments and building processes that help teams win.
You enjoy high performing teams.
A winning culture is important to you.
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or other relevant field.
7 years of demonstrated success in a manufacturing and supply chain management.
History of establishing and implementing supply chain processes and management tools and of working capital optimization.
In-depth understanding of ERP systems; Syteline experience a plus; proficient in current computer software: MS Applications; PowerPoint, Word, Excel.
Strong working knowledge of all areas of the supply chain, including procurement, logistics, vendor management, inventory optimization, and supply and demand planning.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar for producing error-free letters, reports, and decision-making documents. Demonstrates outstanding tact and diplomacy for effective customer service, conflict management, and relationship building with internal and external contacts.
Able to perform in a fast-paced, team environment, under pressure while responding and adapting to change favorably
Safety is at the forefront of your mind, and you follow all policies to promote a safe working environment at United Safety.
You bring with you a positive attitude and the ability to work cohesively in a team environment.
Help United Safety operate effectively by adhering to United Safetys attendance and punctuality standards.
Understand that you are part of a growing company, you have no concerns with and are able to work extended hours as needed as well as some Saturdays to support that growth.Here at United Safety, we embrace the core values that make us great.
P A S S I O N to build the future together.
People Attitude Service Safety Innovation One Company Nimble

This position description is intended to guide the activities of the person in this role. It is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person in this role, nor is it intended that this description represents all the work that may be required of a person in this position.

United Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer