Global EMS Supply Chain Strategy Director

Benchmark Electronics Inc; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark Electronics Inc. is seeking a Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions for the Tempe, AZ area to lead global supply chain strategy and architecture for assigned customers and market segments.

You will collaborate with Business Development, manufacturing sites, and other functions to ensure end-to-end supply chain excellence and cost optimization. The role emphasizes providing supply chain leadership for engineering design activities and driving strategic sourcing, DFM input, and

Qualifications

• 4 year degree strongly preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience across all supply chain disciplines.
• 5+ years in direct and indirect leadership roles.
• Demonstrate experience in complex customer and manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide global supply chain leadership in the supply chain strategy development for assigned customers.
• Partner with Business Development Executives in the process of developing new and existing customer relationships via sales effort support and meetings.
• Gains deep understanding of customer’s product, markets, KPIs and critical to success elements in order to facilitate and communicate customer requirements throughout the Benchmark value chain.
• Provide supply chain architecture and design services.
• Supplier selection - Assist sourcing where possible as part of supply chain design.
• Influence product and component design for total cost of ownership and supply chain design.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities within the design to support the customer.
• Look for opportunities for Benchmark design engineering to support the customer.
• Facilitates strategic sourcing initiatives in support of assigned business.
• Develop close working relationship with sourcing teams (Site level and corporate level).
• Identify missing sourcing requirements, collaborate with global sourcing to identify suppliers to fill requisites.
• Provides initial Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input and recommends ideas to drive lowest total cost of ownership for the product.
• Ensures proper establishment of new supplier relationships for assigned customers as appropriate where Benchmark preferred suppliers are utilized, or where Benchmark is sourcing new suppliers for customer’s products.
• Act as conduit for Benchmark preferred supplier network and key/critical suppliers for product.
• Identify suppliers and/or supplier capabilities required to support product/business.
• Utilize Benchmark global preferred supplier network where possible.
• Provide suppliers feedback on quote performance. Include corporate sourcing and corporate quote groups the same feedback.
• Interfaces with Benchmark and supplier manufacturing sites as required.
• Support continuous improvement for the supply chain strategy including the product, product’s market and customer.
• Collaborate with site on strategies and executables.
• Develop close working relationships with Site GM, Site Directors and CFT Supply Chain Analysts.
• Assist site with strategic quotes.
• Interfaces with Design Engineering as required.
• Listen closely to the customer for product, market and business needs to act as the interface with design.
• Provide input/direction on design changes which optimize supply chain performance for product/ business.
• Collaborate with the design team to align with customer expectations.
• Support quoting initiatives.
• Develop close working relationship with quote teams (site level and Corporate).
• Establish Supply Chain Design and Strategy. Provide direction on preferred suppliers and quoting strategy aligned via supply chain Design and Strategy.
• Oversee quoting activities to ensure supplier quotes are competitive and aligned with business objectives for profitability, cash performance and customer satisfactions.
• Provide global supply chain leadership to sites as related to assigned customers.
• Foster and maintain a sound and reliable working relationship with all suppliers and respective management, resolving any major material problem that may arise.
• Responsible for the selection, training, developing and reviewing of subordinates; Recommend hiring, terminating and/or other changes in status of subordinate personnel.
• Oversee prioritization of assignments; Plan, budget, organize and direct flow of work to meet both internal and external expectations.
• Lead staff through effective hiring, developing, utilization, inspiration and counseling.
• Implement company policies for Affiant.
• Ensure a work environment that will foster openness, commitment, discipline, career growth and both an internal and external customer focus.
• Maintain a current best practice knowledge and deployment within Supply Chain management.
• Regularly participate in and utilize leading best practice resources to continually upgrade function and employees’ capabilities.
• All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.

Job description

Benchmark Electronics Inc. is seeking a Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions for the Tempe, AZ area to lead global supply chain strategy and architecture for assigned customers and market segments.

You will collaborate with Business Development, manufacturing sites, and other functions to ensure end-to-end supply chain excellence and cost optimization. The role emphasizes providing supply chain leadership for engineering design activities and driving strategic sourcing, DFM input, and