Sourcing Engineer, ABCD, VR

Axon; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Discretionary PTO

Parental leave

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Mental Wellness support

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon seeks a Mechanical Sourcing Engineer to build a world-class supplier network for our products, ensuring supply continuity and cost optimization. You will lead cross-functional teams to launch new products and manage supplier relationships across a dynamic NPI lifecycle.

Location is Scottsdale, AZ with heavy onsite presence; you will influence with stakeholder collaboration and leverage industry experience to drive strategic sourcing decisions and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain, technical sourcing, and/or engineering.
• NPI sourcing environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with design engineering teams during NPI development to understand needs.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Category managers on sourcing decisions and drive intelligent sourcing.
• Develop and ramp component sources for new products and support NPI purchasing.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Supplier relations

Cost optimization

Negotiation

NPI experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

Does the thought of finding ways to leverage technology to help others excite you? Do you enjoy transforming requirements into real products and helping to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical parties? The mission as the Mechanical Sourcing Engineer is to build a world-class mechanical supplier network for our products that can ensure continuity of supply, scale to support demand, provide cost reduction and anticipates and mitigates supply chain risks. You will work throughout the product development lifecycle executing strategic projects to optimize commodities, subcommodities and individual suppliers; executing detailed projects with suppliers to implement changes and improvements affecting quality, cost, capacity, risk, and subsupplier management and to launch new products.

What You’ll Do

Location: Onsite at our Scottsdale, Arizona office 4-5 days a week, and on the road 20% of time
Reports to: Category Manager, Mechanical
Direct Reports: none, must lead functional peer organizations via influence

• Proactively communicate with the design engineering teams prior to and during the NPI development process to understand their current & future needs for new product components; influencing by leveraging industry experience.
• Work with the Mechanical Category managers on sourcing decisions that are aligned with their strategies. Provide the tools, methodologies, techniques, and technical insight to drive intelligent sourcing of mechanical products.
• Seek cross-functional team agreement on discrepancies.
• Establish strong relationships with manufacturers and their associated representatives to understand product roadmaps and availability to support future product development.
• Collaborate with suppliers, engineering and quality for DFM on new products
• Work with the sourcing team to develop and ramp component sources for new products and support the NPI purchasing team’s efforts to ensure components are purchased in a timely manner for the different engineering builds.
• Assist the respective category managers and cross-functional category teams in developing and executing multidimensional commodity strategies that support the NPI work stream with an emphasis on cost optimization, time to market, technology, quality, supply continuity, supply chain consolidation, service and risk mitigation.
• Support negotiations of Axon pricing at the component level for mechanical commodities; partnering with the category managers to develop and execute negotiation strategies with new product suppliers to achieve specific targets for pricing, service, quality & delivery.
• Ensure supplier awards for new business are leveraged in pricing negotiations.
• Identify and manage the implementation of cost reduction opportunities on new and existing products in collaboration with the category management and continuous engineering teams.
• Identify risks in our current supply chain and work together with the mechanical category manager and continuous engineering team and component engineer to qualify additional sources of supply for critical components on our BOM’s. Lead teams in identification of risks/hazards relative to new product designs, processes, suppliers, and applications.
• Assist the mechanical category manager & Legal teams in negotiating and executing optimal contract terms with key new suppliers.
• Participate in the supplier selection process and ensure supplier selections are based on sound selection criteria for new product introduction activities to select the right supplier for the part, considering long term fit and total cost of ownership.
• Participate in periodic business reviews with key suppliers to review supplier performance on new product programs
• Own the development and maintenance of the approved manufacturer’s list.

What You Bring

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in supply chain, technical sourcing, and/or engineering.
• Work experience in a new product introduction (NPI) sourcing environment is preferred.
• Experience with a high mix/low volume procurement environment is preferred.
• Ability to work on multiple cross functional projects simultaneously.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive proper rigor in supplier selection process.
• Self-motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage rapid changes typical during the NPI development process.
• Skilled at pricing and terms & conditions negotiations.
• Strong proficiency in Google/Microsoft Office software packages.
• Excellent communicator, ability to lead in an environment of in-direct control.
• Communicates effectively in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team environment to meet internal and external customer demands.
• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity.
• Proficient with managing and understanding cross-cultural business practices, especially within Asia.
• Located or willing to relocate to Scottsdale, AZ.
• Ability to influence without authority, create win/win situations, and produce results.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, product specifications, procedures and standard.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

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