Job Description: Under the direction of and reporting to the Procurement Director, the primary duties are to 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.
This position requires a high degree of professional integrity, ethics, and confidentiality. Tasks and projects that address broader organization-wide issues outside of the procurement department may be assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Key team member for New Product Development projects and 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. Influential in driving tasks to achieve aggressive timelines. Will work with various cross-functional stakeholders such as Project Leader, Engineer, Finance, Supplier Quality,
Manufacturing, and Suppliers to deliver NPD projects.
- Prepare and execute RFP/RFQs and analyze quotations. Conduct, analyze, and share cost breakdown analysis to aid negotiations of per unit, tooling, and Non-Reoccurring Engineering (NRE) cost. Drive best overall cost and commercial terms manage to them throughout the project.
- 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. Communicate supplier selection decisions to impacted associates and stakeholders.
- Provide ongoing vendor management support in the form of Forecasts, Purchase Orders, Invoice and Quality problem resolution, and related issues. Includes travel to supplier and/
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