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A global electronics manufacturing company seeks a Sourcing Specialist to drive cost-saving initiatives and supplier evaluations. The successful candidate will possess strong negotiation and analytical skills, and be responsible for developing sourcing strategies while ensuring compliance with quality management policies.
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PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Plan, develop and continuously update sourcing strategies
• Localization the part for cost saving potential and new product
• Approval and evaluation of supplier’s quotations.
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute
• Works with sales, engineering and purchasing staff to generate RFQ’s for new modified parts and projects.
• Analyzes and evaluates quotes to determine vendor selection and maintains quotes for future reference
• Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training
• Perform staff decision, training and coaching, and ensure all members within the team are well trained in procedures and/or instructions
• Actively and aggressively pursue cost reductions
• Determine RFQ requirements from TEMP, Source review and other ad hoc requests
• Formulate, monitor and evaluate operation KPI’s for the sourcing department and conduct performance appraisal
• Implement periodic internal audits to ensure all sourcing policies and procedures are strictly followed and documentations are kept in professional manner
• Establish and ensure staff compliance with ISO quality management targets and work procedures
• Coordinates and drives efficiency and standardization as needed
• Plans and executes project assignments related to sourcing as assigned by procurement manager
• Thoroughly understand root cause and preventive action identification processes and use them and brainstorming techniques to keep the team focused on continuous improvements
• Regularly review all procurement activity to ensure that buying is constantly reappraised on a competitive basis • Ensure that necessary measures are taken to ensure non-stop production, with contingency plan
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
• Strong negotiator.
• Able to analyze and improve sourcing processes and procedures.
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) .
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities.
• Excellent supplier management skills.
• Analyze problems, present facts, make recommendations, and implement solutions.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree with a Supply Chain, Operations Management, Electrical.
• Working Experience: Minimum 6 years in multinational companies in procurement/supply chain management,preferably in an electronics manufacturing-related field.
• Flexible and adaptive .
• Ability to take initiative and work without close supervision and results driven.
• Delivers commitments, producing work of the highest quality in a timely and effective manner .
• Excellent supplier management skills.
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Rapid Manufacturing is a global electronics manufacturing company specialist in electronic custom-designed wire & cable harnesses, electro-mechanical, and box build assemblies for OEM's. We focus on the High-mix and low-medium volume production without the long lead times, starting from customer documentation to prompt delivery at competitive prices. Since 1976, Rapid Manufacturing has met its customers' demands with high reliability and quality conformance due to its effective manufacturing techniques, skilled personnel, state-of-the-art equipment, MIS, and ISO discipline.
With over 45 years of operations in the cable/connector industry, the organization operates with the customer in mind. Combining Upper Management leadership, experienced staff, equipment, and IT support, the Company focuses its efforts to solve customers' interconnectivity problems as well as to improve their customer retention level/satisfaction, costs, time to market product, and ROI.
Rapid Manufacturing views its customers as partners. Rapid Manufacturing encourages manufacturers to build a partnership based on trust and commitment to develop a competitive advantage. In working together, we better reach the expected results while increasing profitability for both you and Rapid. This philosophy has helped our Organization to build long lasting partnerships.
Our facilities strategically located in USA (Anaheim, CA-HQ's / Hudson, NH), Mexico (Ensenada, BC), P.R. of China (Shenzhen) and Malaysia (Penang) have been serving OEM's in the following industries: Military, Medical, Industrial, Aerospace, Security, Transportation, Semiconductor, and Homeland Security.
Rapid Manufacturing is a global electronics manufacturing company specialist in electronic custom-designed wire & cable harnesses, electro-mechanical, and box build assemblies for OEM's. We focus on the High-mix and low-medium volume production without the long lead times, starting from customer documentation to prompt delivery at competitive prices. Since 1976, Rapid Manufacturing has met its customers' demands with high reliability and quality conformance due to its effective manufacturing techniques, skilled personnel, state-of-the-art equipment, MIS, and ISO discipline.
With over 45 years of operations in the cable/connector industry, the organization operates with the customer in mind. Combining Upper Management leadership, experienced staff, equipment, and IT support, the Company focuses its efforts to solve customers' interconnectivity problems as well as to improve their customer retention level/satisfaction, costs, time to market product, and ROI.
Rapid Manufacturing views its customers as partners. Rapid Manufacturing encourages manufacturers to build a partnership based on trust and commitment to develop a competitive advantage. In working together, we better reach the expected results while increasing profitability for both you and Rapid. This philosophy has helped our Organization to build long lasting partnerships.
Our facilities strategically located in USA (Anaheim, CA-HQ's / Hudson, NH), Mexico (Ensenada, BC), P.R. of China (Shenzhen) and Malaysia (Penang) have been serving OEM's in the following industries: Military, Medical, Industrial, Aerospace, Security, Transportation, Semiconductor, and Homeland Security.
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