About this role
Purpose Statement: Ensure optimized usage of our preferred supplier base focusing on lowest total cost of ownership and customer satisfaction. Defines and executes the sourcing strategy for commodity families assigned and guides its implementation.
Key Job Accountabilities:
• Collaborate to the lowest total cost of ownership sourcing solutions for assigned commodities. Solid understanding of the manufacturers, suppliers and marketplace for the assigned commodity and communicate this understanding to estimators, buyers, engineers, and EAC business units as required. • Support Business Units in the areas of: resolving quality issues, generating material cost reductions, assisting in supplier delivery problems, and implementation of supply chain strategies. Supervise and provide direction as workload dictates. Achieve the set KPI goal of cost reduction, PPV and AP days. • Manage the localization project until FA passes and localized parts move to volume production. Manage Supplier business review, and work with Supplier Quality engineering on qualifying new suppliers. Cultivate and maintain regional and global strategic supplier relationships with their executives for all major component types within assigned commodities. • Provide departmental business-related assistance and guidance to junior employees or new employees to jointly accomplish Plexus' operational goals • Strategy, leaders will focus on assessing the potential of employees, promoting succession planning, and ensuring that employees receive relevant development and guidance so that employees' potential can be fully realized. • Bachelor’s Degree with 6 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
Education/Experience Qualifications:
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent experience.
Other Qualifications:
• Procurement, supply chain, distribution, and logistics competence • Strong experience driving KPIs • Demonstrated commodity management expertise • Ability to communicate at all levels within an organization • Strong data analysis and decision-making capabilities • Continuous improvement mindset • Project management experience
Physical Requirements:
• Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.
Travel Requirements:
• Less than 40%
This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.