THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• Multinational Manufacturing organization with decades of success while also growing aggressively organically and through M&A
• Industry leader servicing large scale clients internationally
• Dedicated leadership with tenure in both the company and industry

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• Opportunity to work with a growing global organization
• A senior leadership role with an organization that will offer tremendous exposure and growth opportunity.
• Excellent benefits and a role with a multi-million-dollar organization that is entrepreneurial in nature, fast paced and very collaborative
• The ability to suggest and implement improvements enterprise wide

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:

• Lead OpEx initiatives driving Divisional Operational Margin expansion through implementation of LEAN Practices, Quality Improvements, Freight Reductions, and successfully support of Acquisition Integration and Outsourcing.
• Possesses a strong financial acumen, able to collect, format, and analyze data related to complex Strategic OpEx initiatives with a full understanding of P/L impact. Ability to use this analysis tool to provide management with clear, concise solutions to the business' sourcing needs for supply transition, new product development and VA/VE needs.
• Assemble and communicate business level reports and presentations related to Supply Chain Management and Operational Excellence Strategies. Consolidate Business Unit performance reporting on Material, VAVE and Operational Excellence savings.
• Negotiate short and long term agreements with strategic suppliers to promote guaranteed cost reductions through productivity improvements and reducing Non-Value Add elements in the Supply Chain.
• Develop pricing mechanisms for price adjustment based on market conditions with suppliers.
• Identify and lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives and utilizes data to target and drive cost reduction.
• Develop and maintain a Make / Buy decision strategy for key categories of spend, factoring in major relevant factors to ensure best approach in support of the product portfolio and operational improvements.
• Support the development and deployment of Strategic Initiatives across the Division.
• Generate all corporate reports and follow-through to ensure adequate movement of all open material cost reduction projects.

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:

• Bachelor's degree (BA) from four-year college or university, (MBA) preferred; or eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Five - seven years' experience in a manufacturing environment
• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.