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Senior Sourcing & Product Development Specialist Job in Portland, OR
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About the job
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Sourcing & Product Development Specialist for our world headquarters located in Portland, Oregon. Leatherman is the world leader in the design and manufacturer of innovative, high quality, compact, multi-purpose tools. We employ over 500 team members in our 90,000 square feet facility. Visit our website at: www.leatherman.com
Work cross-functionally sourcing finished or semi-finished goods for new product categories and innovations providing support to our MPX team. Develop, maintain and growing mutually beneficial relationships with supply chain partners. Employ critical thinking, comparative analysis and current supply management body of knowledge to a variety of complex or technical finished and semi-finished goods, supplies, capital equipment or services. Lead in the development of sourcing strategies and negotiation processes. Be a subject matter expert for the MPX team.
The ideal candidate must be able to:
• Work cross functionally with our development team to lead sustainable sourcing, research and development from our materials to construction.
• Recommend suppliers for our MPX product line through a critical analysis of the total cost of ownership and supplier risk assessment. Determine capabilities via site visits, design guides and samples. Determine drivers of tooling and part costs, as well as design, tooling and production lead times. Integrate factory selection, compliance, and costing into broader go-to-market process.
• Research and report on supplier risk through in-depth analysis of a supplier’s financial health, customer base, raw material supply chain, industry analysis, and geo-political and natural disaster exposure.
• Utilize data, tools and processes to ensure consistency of information shared with the organization. Support continuous improvement through effective teaming with appropriate departments to Investigate and implement new technologies, strategic procurement strategies, and logistical opportunities.
• Create and/or implement inventory strategies that achieve optimal balance between the need for operational flexibility and manufacturing flow, the expectation to minimize working capital requirements and to avoid write-offs due to obsolescence.
• Enhance and advocate for vendors’ capabilities and use of new technologies, to drive innovation of process and product.
• Negotiate the best possible purchase agreements and contracts for Leatherman, addressing delivery, quality, price, terms, inventory exposure, noncompliance penalties, continuous improvement incentives and other associated considerations.
• Evaluate and manage supplier performance on an ongoing basis, working with Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing for input and issue resolution.
• Participate in the development and initiation of Lean and cost reduction opportunities including replenishment, Kanban, and VMI processes with business units and supply base. Evaluate supply chain for cost improvement objectives, based on lower-or-avoided costs or acquisition of added-or-improved services without costs.
• Maintains positive relations with existing suppliers through thorough communications of Leatherman philosophy, material requirements, and pricing objectives. Contacts suppliers regarding material problems, such as delayed receipt, poor quality, wrong items, etc., and resolves issues.
• Continually drive and maintain the integrity and accuracy of ERP data. Must have a functional understanding of the screens, fields and system interactions within ERP, to include materials requirements planning, supplier scheduling, purchase orders, supplier maintenance, inventory transactions, cycle counting, bills of materials, routers, and item masters.
• Maintains records and documentation pertaining to past activities, bid results, supplier selection, supplier specifications and performance histories, etc. and provides information to management as needed.
• Works with Accounts Payable and the MRB team to ensure timely payment of conforming products and services received and return/rework of materials that are defective or in excess.
• Investigate and implement new technologies, strategic procurement strategies, and logistical opportunities.
Experience and Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business, or equivalent experience required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Ten or more years sourcing experience preferably in textiles and soft products both domestically and overseas.
• Experience working with and traveling to domestic and international suppliers.
• Advanced proven working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems is required, preferably with Microsoft Dynamics AX or D365.
• Institute of Supply Management CPSM/CSM/CPM certification preferred.
• Experience with 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, Capacity Planning and Analysis, Cycle Counting, Make vs. Buy, Supplier Total Cost & Risk Assessment, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning preferred.
• Good business acumen and understanding of the competitive global business environment, as well as an awareness of economic, social and political trends that impact the organization’s global strategy.
Please submit resume and intro letter through Malakye.
Work cross-functionally sourcing finished or semi-finished goods for new product categories and innovations providing support to our MPX team. Develop, maintain and growing mutually beneficial relationships with supply chain partners. Employ critical thinking, comparative analysis and current supply management body of knowledge to a variety of complex or technical finished and semi-finished goods, supplies, capital equipment or services. Lead in the development of sourcing strategies and negotiation processes. Be a subject matter expert for the MPX team.
The ideal candidate must be able to:
• Work cross functionally with our development team to lead sustainable sourcing, research and development from our materials to construction.
• Recommend suppliers for our MPX product line through a critical analysis of the total cost of ownership and supplier risk assessment. Determine capabilities via site visits, design guides and samples. Determine drivers of tooling and part costs, as well as design, tooling and production lead times. Integrate factory selection, compliance, and costing into broader go-to-market process.
• Research and report on supplier risk through in-depth analysis of a supplier’s financial health, customer base, raw material supply chain, industry analysis, and geo-political and natural disaster exposure.
• Utilize data, tools and processes to ensure consistency of information shared with the organization. Support continuous improvement through effective teaming with appropriate departments to Investigate and implement new technologies, strategic procurement strategies, and logistical opportunities.
• Create and/or implement inventory strategies that achieve optimal balance between the need for operational flexibility and manufacturing flow, the expectation to minimize working capital requirements and to avoid write-offs due to obsolescence.
• Enhance and advocate for vendors’ capabilities and use of new technologies, to drive innovation of process and product.
• Negotiate the best possible purchase agreements and contracts for Leatherman, addressing delivery, quality, price, terms, inventory exposure, noncompliance penalties, continuous improvement incentives and other associated considerations.
• Evaluate and manage supplier performance on an ongoing basis, working with Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing for input and issue resolution.
• Participate in the development and initiation of Lean and cost reduction opportunities including replenishment, Kanban, and VMI processes with business units and supply base. Evaluate supply chain for cost improvement objectives, based on lower-or-avoided costs or acquisition of added-or-improved services without costs.
• Maintains positive relations with existing suppliers through thorough communications of Leatherman philosophy, material requirements, and pricing objectives. Contacts suppliers regarding material problems, such as delayed receipt, poor quality, wrong items, etc., and resolves issues.
• Continually drive and maintain the integrity and accuracy of ERP data. Must have a functional understanding of the screens, fields and system interactions within ERP, to include materials requirements planning, supplier scheduling, purchase orders, supplier maintenance, inventory transactions, cycle counting, bills of materials, routers, and item masters.
• Maintains records and documentation pertaining to past activities, bid results, supplier selection, supplier specifications and performance histories, etc. and provides information to management as needed.
• Works with Accounts Payable and the MRB team to ensure timely payment of conforming products and services received and return/rework of materials that are defective or in excess.
• Investigate and implement new technologies, strategic procurement strategies, and logistical opportunities.
Experience and Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business, or equivalent experience required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Ten or more years sourcing experience preferably in textiles and soft products both domestically and overseas.
• Experience working with and traveling to domestic and international suppliers.
• Advanced proven working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems is required, preferably with Microsoft Dynamics AX or D365.
• Institute of Supply Management CPSM/CSM/CPM certification preferred.
• Experience with 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, Capacity Planning and Analysis, Cycle Counting, Make vs. Buy, Supplier Total Cost & Risk Assessment, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning preferred.
• Good business acumen and understanding of the competitive global business environment, as well as an awareness of economic, social and political trends that impact the organization’s global strategy.
Please submit resume and intro letter through Malakye.