Role Definition
Manages part development and quality feedback loops for New Product Introduction (NPI), Continuous Product Improvement (CPI), and New Source Introduction (NSI) related activities by collaborating with suppliers, design control engineers, value chain engineering, and procurement category teams.
Responsibilities
? Managing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Cost management related activities from concept to PPAP to deliver parts at the right quality, total cost, and meet timelines. They accomplish this through collaboration with various functional areas like packaging, transportation, business resources, supply chain, etc.
? Implementing product supply strategies aligned with the category management supply strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers by developing, optimizing, and integrating a world-class supply network.
? Managing the quality feedback loops to ensure lessons learned on quality defects are applied across the supply base.
? Driving Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) through cost modeling, design for manufacturability, and leveraging suppliers’ capabilities.
Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired
Skill Descriptors
Data-driven Decision Making: Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Advises on advanced data analysis methodologies and technologies to make more informed decisions.
? Coaches others on improving the validity and reliability of data used in various Decision-Making processes.
? Designs KPIs and metrics to analyze data and influence decisions.
? Evaluates the opportunities and the challenges of integrating data into decisions.
? Oversees data gathering and analysis activities within the organization.
? Seeks input from multiple sources to generate diverse ideas for Decision Making.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
? Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
? Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
? Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
? Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
? Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
? Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
? Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
? Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
? Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
? Maintains focus on the topic at hand.
Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Seeks out what's common in conflicting points of view.
? Influences key individuals inside and outside own group and earns their respect.
? Resolves potentially harmful differences between individuals and groups of people.
? Contributes as a member on a variety of teams.
? Establishes and maintains productive working relationships within and outside of own area.
? Establishes and maintains credibility with clients and teammates.
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Knowledge of the principles and tools used in cost-benefit analysis; ability to analyze the purpose and scope of a producer, product, process, or project in terms of cost and benefits.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Evaluates alternative approaches to determining the cost-benefit ratio.
? Advises others on developing cost-benefit analyses in different organizational areas.
? Correlates quantified benefits with user objectives.
? Establishes best practices for quantifying costs and benefits.
? Recommends processes for selecting measurements and approaches for cost-benefit analyses.
? Collaborates with senior management in aligning strategies with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.
Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and reward.
? Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements.
? Develops quality standards and controls for suppliers.
? Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large suppliers.
? Evaluates issues and terminates supplier relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments.
? Ensures the fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements.
Strategic Sourcing: Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Participates in monitoring the execution for all stages of the strategic sourcing process.
? Trains others on strategic sourcing in multiple and diverse environments.
? Designs and develops standard supplier agreements and procurement policies with standardized terms and conditions.
? Works with complex strategic sourcing components including but not limited to negotiations, contracting, and continuous process improvement and implementation.
? Consults on strategic sourcing methods in relation to business relationships, inter-dependencies and integration.
? Develops and explains strategic sourcing best practices and rationale for the organization and industry.
Supply Chain Management - GCF: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies, practices and tools for controlling the whole processes.
Level Extensive Experience:
? Quantifies and evaluates benefits and risks of various supply chain strategies and approaches.
? Participates in joint planning, process design/redesign with clients and partners.
? Monitors the complete supply chain management process.
? Manages supply chain finance activities and measurements of effectiveness.
? Consults on supply chain network design projects or processes.
? Advises others on capacity issues at various points in the supply chain.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. 能熟练使用马蜂盯标进行招标采购类信息查询