NPD Sourcing & Supplier Project Lead

Milwaukee Tool; Torreón; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Milwaukee Tool in Torreón, MX, seeks a procurement professional to support sourcing for New Product Development, cost reduction, and supply-improvement projects. You will balance quality, cost, lead time, and terms while delivering to project requirements.

The role requires strong integrity and confidentiality, with responsibilities across supplier management, RFx processes, and cross-functional collaboration with Project Leaders, Engineers, Finance, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing in North

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related technical field.
• 4+ years’ experience in similar role.
• Must exhibit strong negotiating skills and demonstrate proven success negotiating, implementing, and managing complex supply contracts.
• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written, analytical, and presentation skills are necessary.
• Seeking a determined individual with excellent organizational skills.
• Candidate must have the ability to manage through ambiguity.
• Ability to manage projects/programs strongly desired.
• International sourcing/supply chain experience a plus.
• Travel required up to 25% domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice.
• Must be Fluent in English.

Responsabilidades

• 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.
• Prepare and execute RFP/RFQ’s and analyze quotations. Conduct, analyze, and share cost breakdown analysis to aid negotiations of per unit, tooling, and Non-Reoccurring Engineering (NRE) cost.
• 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.
• 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/or Milwaukee Tool production facility during critical part sample runs/builds.
• Analyze and monitor supplier capacity, global/regional demand and vendor quality on initial production start-up.
• Initiate necessary correspondence or personal contact to expedite purchased goods, revise purchase orders, effect cancellations, improve terms, resolve disposition of rejected goods, and rework costs, adjust invoice discrepancies, and rectify other related problems as assigned.
• Able to effectively escalate issues/risk and propose a mitigation plan to address.
• Continuous Improvement, Process Development/Creation to support New Product Development Purchasing (Power Tools) functional area.
• Mentor and coach new members as the team expands
• Work with various TTI global facilities- USA, China, and Mexico
• Act as the voice of the supplier during early NPD development

Conocimientos

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

English fluency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/ Logistics, Engineering, Business

Descripción del empleo

Milwaukee Tool in Torreón, MX, seeks a procurement professional to support sourcing for New Product Development, cost reduction, and supply-improvement projects. You will balance quality, cost, lead time, and terms while delivering to project requirements.

The role requires strong integrity and confidentiality, with responsibilities across supplier management, RFx processes, and cross-functional collaboration with Project Leaders, Engineers, Finance, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing in North