What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Sourcing Specialist position at ADVICS?
Summary
This position is responsible for obtaining materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability and timing requirements. Specific responsibilities include studying market trends and developing commodity strategies; analyzing quotations, and selecting, recommending and monitoring supplier's performance; and initiating corrective actions when problems which impact the quality or delivery of the product and/or the quality system are identified.
Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties
1. Manage commercial relationships and associated contractual documentation for out-sourced components, assemblies, and/or services.
2. Negotiate supplier price reductions.
3. Investigate and understand global supply options for area of responsibility.
4. Manage supplier production launch schedule and provide oversight to overall project schedule, raising constraints and timing issues with the project team as necessary.
5. Requires strong negotiation skills to manage internal and external issues to meet customer expectations for launch timing and cost.
6. Coordinate and evaluate supplier quotations.
7. Prepare quote packages and cost analysis for new business opportunities.
8. Manage prototype cost & timing.
9. Coordinate design change cost and timing.
10. Support supplier quality planning and implementation.
11. Support production control for delivery issues.
12. Coordinate annual review of supplier performance.
13. Support manufacturing process improvement objectives relative to sourced components.
14. Support VA/VE and weight reduction initiatives.
15. Understand full supply chain for responsible parts and develop supplier contingency plans for long term supply.
16. Understand and coordinate required documentation for legal requirements and/or customer requirements. Ex. IMDS, USMCA, Conflict Minerals.
17. Monitor progress to support purchase order requirements and expedite as required.
Other Responsibilities and Duties
1. Prepare, record and distribute correspondence and other information required to maintain open communications between internal program team members and suppliers (both internal and external) regarding program status and issues, as needed.
2. Collect information from others internally, plant or Tier II on resolutions of issues to prepare for customer required update meetings.
3. Other special projects, tasks or duties as assigned by supervisor and/or management.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The work is performed in a typical office setting. The work is mostly sedentary.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Open office environment exists.
- This position requires extensive communication with others internally to the company and with external customers and suppliers verbal and written.
- Required to work additional hours to meet deadlines, as necessary. Travel is required to meeting sites.
- Ability to lift prototype or quality concern parts up to a maximum of 30 lbs.
Equipment and Supporting Services
- Basic Equipment needed is PC/Laptop, Cell Phone, Business Cards and Security Badge.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering with 5 years of purchasing experience, specifically in OE/automotive, or an equivalent amount of education and experience.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree in Business with 7 years of purchasing experience, specifically in OE/automotive, or an equivalent amount of education and experience.
Special Skills:
- Knowledge of manufacturing process technology.
- Understanding of and the ability to apply the IATF 16949 standard.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Adaptability and flexibility to navigate change and evolving project requirements.
- Strong administrative, analytical, problem solving and negotiating skills.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply business and purchasing principals.
- Computer skills -- working knowledge of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Microsoft Outlook.
- Prior experience in a team-based management culture.
Certificates, Licensees, Registrations:
- None Required.
