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Director Sourcing

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Waukesha, WI - USA
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We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

We are looking for a leader who is excited to be part of a fast-paced, growing company with a specialization in configured products. The Director, NPI We are looking for a leader who is excited to be part of a fast-paced, growing company with a specialization in configured products. The Director, NPI Sourcing is aligned to a business group and is responsible for leading, coaching, developing, and managing a team of NPI Sourcing Specialists. This role will drive material cost savings, delivery, quality, and sourcing roadmaps throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle, while establishing greater standardization, governance, continuous improvement, and reporting across the NPI Sourcing function. The Director will have a strong focus on the globalization of products and materials across business group platforms, supporting the development and standardization of product offerings. The role will also lead targeted initiatives related to cost-saving synergies, sales and marketing alignment, supplier strategy, and corporate communication. Additionally, this leader will partner closely with suppliers and internal business partners to support new technology development, product manufacturability, and sourcing strategy from the early NPI phase through successful product launch, regardless of business unit.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years’ experience in Supply Chain with at least 5 years in an international capacity
  • 5 years of experience with project management in a lead capacity role
  • 5 years of progressive leadership experience
  • Ability to travel both domestically and internationally (30%)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Continuous improvement, Six Sigma concepts & methodologies,
  • Experience using SAP or equivalent ERP System
  • CPIM or APICS equivalent combination of education and / or experience (backgrounds: Commodity Management, Materials Management, Procurement, Project Management
  • Multilingual ability

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Strategy:

  • Designs and directs the work of the Global Sourcing team. Selects, coaches and develops the team, setting objectives that align with company strategy to inspire and motivate the team. Manage organizational talent through performance management, succession planning and development. Designs and directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered, and performance is systematically improved.
  • Oversee and provide guidance to the NPI team by collaborating with business groups to develop material product cost sourcing strategy for the NPI programs within the business product platform.
  • Work with management teams and executive management to prioritize and align product strategies and roadmaps
  • Collaborate and identify development of strategic market opportunities
  • Collaborate to determine strategic distribution structure and channels
  • Drive strategies to support key launch events or product milestones
  • Collaborate with Business Group leadership to develop material product cost sourcing strategy for the NPI programs within the business product platforms.
  • Supports escalations and risk mitigation strategies within the business group, including but not limited to component obsolescence, disruptions in supply continuity, and supplier transitions.

Leadership:

  • Work with management teams and executive management to prioritize and align product strategies and roadmaps
  • Provide direction and leadership for negotiation and cost analysis that the NPI specialists prepare from different suppliers, utilizing the (TCO) total cost of ownership tools, with further analysis on material cost, tooling, cost, NRE, logistics cost, etc.
  • Manages multiple projects within product platforms, including and not limited to, Bill of Material (BOM) completion, supplier negotiation, project management completeness, and material readiness throughout all milestones.
  • Manage Product platform NPI related ECO’s and sustaining ECO’s that affect new part changes related to a 3-year product plan.
  • Supports Supplier Quality with supplier risk assessments and audit qualifications and leads PPAP facilitation during the NPI process.
  • Accountable for executing and managing multiple project timelines within the Generac Development Process (GDP) and ensuring meeting the supplier On Time Delivery (OTD) performance, quality, and costing targets through the process phases.
  • Accountable to Product PPAP process, On Time Delivery (OTD) and First Pass Yield (FPY, for NPI parts
  • Owns project budget related to NPI sourcing and responsible for meeting project requirements related to supplier performance, quality, and cost.
  • Strong advocate in Supply Chain for Business Group needs
  • Collaborate with Commodity Management on future product roadmap

Budget and Continuous Improvement:

  • Develop and lead training efforts for the NPI Sourcing group related to process changes, continuous improvements, as well as systems enhancements and reporting
  • Responsible for tracking CAPEX and expense of costs related to products within their respective product families.
  • Coordinate with project teams and specifically with commodity management with supplier selection, leading supplier capacity assessments during the development of new technology roadmaps that are required for a new or existing product.
  • Develop, manage, and communicate the reports and tools for which the NPI Sourcing group will use analytic data for; project decision making, reporting of cost savings, governance, group standardization, and continuous improvement tools.
  • Work directly with information technology to enhance and utilize the enterprise business tools (GRID, Hana, Windchill, cerebral, SharePoint, etc.) to support NPI Sourcing policies and procedures, to support the GDP process charters for the NPI Sourcing group, and to create ad hoc and departmental reports for performance measurement and group KPIs.
  • Owns project budget related to NPI sourcing and responsible for meeting project requirements related to supplier performance, quality, and cost.
  • Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.
  • Collaborate with Category / Commodity management to develop and maintain robust PEP pipelines. Execute and achieve identified PEP targets

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Work experience as a leader with excellent negotiation skills
  • Experience communicating with cross functional team
  • Ability to build relationships with external suppliers and internal customers
  • Experience giving presentations to upper management
  • Strategic, engaging, self-motivated
  • Ability to drive high performance team to achieve tangible results

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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