What you will do? Directs the procurement of materials, components, supplies, equipment and services that meet the operation's requirements for quality, delivery, price and terms, lead times, and inventory levels. Commitment to Quality: Purchase from suppliers evaluated for their ability to provide materials and services that conform to specified requirements. Comply with the guidelines and regulations of Environmental Health & Safety. How you will do it? Responsible for procurement of raw material components, including electronic parts, molded parts, electromechanical, machined parts, and refrigeration components. Participate in negotiations of long-term contracts with tier one suppliers. Implement cost savings procedures in tool crib; create and implement min-max system to assure indirect supplies/machine/fixtures spare parts are available. Manages procurement of materials to meet the goals of JCI regarding inventory levels, turns, cost, quality and customer requirements. Monitor weekly basis in compliance with the KPI reports Manages, develops, motivates and trains material planning staff. Develops and recommends procedures and methods for managing the supply chain management program. Complies with corporate and plant Purchasing goals, objectives, policies, strategies, and procedures. Teams up with design engineering functions to evaluate alternate material and process changes. E&O review and follow up with actions to minimize inventory impact Support procurement in reduction initiatives, cost & lead time reduction, supplier consolidation, inventory management programs with supply base that includes vendor stocking, consignment, vendor-managed inventory. Maintain inventory at lowest possible level while ensuring efficient operational processes and maintain customer delivery expectations. Performs special projects related to function as assigned What are we looking for? Bachelor's degree (preferably in supply chain management, industrial engineering, or operations management) with experience in a manufacturing or manufacturing support. 5 years of related experience. At least two years as supervisor preferably in a supply chain role. (must) Good communication skills both written and verbal (bilingual). Experienced, working in a fast paced high volume manufacturing environment. Lean manufacturing knowledge. Responsible, well organized, immediate response to all internal and external custom APICS Certification preferred or expected to be obtained from individuals in this role. Requirement for ERP SAP.
