Job Description:
Academic requirements:
Bachelor´s degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering, Business or related technical field.
Qualifications & Knowledge:
- 3 - 5 years of experience in similar role.
- Advanced English
- Quality norms and standards.
- Knowledge of international trade.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of financial evaluation.
- New Product Development.
- Elaboration of project feasibility.
- Knowledge of project management, control and evaluation.
- Negotiation with suppliers and internal customers.
- Elaboration and analysis of RFQs and evaluation of supplier proposals.
- With specialization in finance or administration, and project management.
Abilities & Preferred Skills:
- Analytical.
- Proactive.
- Initiative.
- Leadership.
- Time management skills.
- Self-motivated, self-direction.
- Problem solving.
- Emotional Intelligence.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
- Investment project management.
- Effective communication skill.
- Excellent organization and planning skills.
General Objective
Support sourcing of components, assemblies, and tooling as directed in support of New Product Development/Cost Reduction/Supply Improvement projects. Need to balance the required quality, cost, lead time,
and term requirements while successfully delivering to project requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage purchasing activities involved with initial phases of new product qualification and introduction.
- Function as Project Manager for purchasing and supplier related activities for North America Milwaukee Tool facilities.
- Prepare and execute RFP/RFQ's and analyze quotations.
- Communicate opportunities identified with suppliers for alternate manufacturing processes, designs, and materials to reduce cost with cross-functional teams.
- Support the development, review and approval of supplier selection criteria using the standardized process/tools for New Product Development projects.
- Provide ongoing vendor management support in the form of Forecasts, purchase orders, invoice and quality problem resolution, and related issues.
- Analyze and monitor supplier capacity, global/regional demand and vendor quality an initial production start-up.
- Continuous improvement, Process Development/Creation to support New Product Development Purchasing (Power Tools) functional area.
- Act as the voice of the supplier during early NPD development.
- Work with various TTI integral facilities-USA, China, Europe, and Mexico.
- Provide support in general activities required by the department.