Sourcing Project Manager

Danfoss GmbH; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company in Ames, IA seeks a seasoned sourcing leader to drive strategic initiatives for direct materials and services. You will manage supplier performance, negotiate agreements, and coordinate cross-functional teams to optimize cost, quality, and delivery.

Qualifications include 8+ years in strategic sourcing and supplier management, with GD&T experience, plus PDP stage-gate project experience and PPAP under IATF 16949.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management.
• 8+ years experience in supply chain or strategic sourcing including mechanical/electronics categories.
• 8+ years experience with strategic sourcing, supplier management, and project management including GD&T for mechanical/electrical/semi-conductor components.
• 6+ years experience working in cross-functional simultaneous engineering projects following a stage gate PDP.
• 6+ years experience in SAP MM and in Teamcenter PLM.
• 6+ years experience with PPAP following IATF 16949 automotive standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives for direct materials and services to optimize quality, cost productivity, and fulfillment.
• Act as the first point of contact for escalation of vendor issues affecting Supply Chain, Quality, and Plant Operations.
• Provide end-to-end leadership to projects with external suppliers, domestically and internationally, including cross-functional teams.
• Negotiate and create supplier agreements; drive spend analysis and identify TCO opportunities.
• Update systems with contract information and administer drawing specifications to suppliers.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stage-gate PDP

GD&T understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP MM

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

Collaborate with global partners to ensure the optimization of direct materials going into product manufacturing; lead development/execution of strategic sourcing initiatives for direct materials and services to ensure optimal quality, cost productivity, fulfillment; first point of contact for escalation of vendor issues affecting Supply Chain, Quality, and Plant Operations; lead project execution with cross functional project teams, local and global; end-to-end responsibility to lead, manage, and facilitate business unit projects which related with external suppliers including domestic and oversee projects; assist in negotiating and creating supplier agreements; strategic development of key suppliers related to the manufacturing of electrical motor and controllers/inverters,; lead and support supplier search and qualification as well as taking part in the Production Parts Approval Process (PPAP); update systems with contract information and administer drawing specification to suppliers; proactively drive spend analysis activities identifying strategic sourcing opportunities within assigned categories; develop both short and long-term strategy discussions concerning applicable direct materials and services; estimate values according to knowledge of market price, conduct RFQ/RFP and RFI local and globally, create cost break down, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and target cost for selected products; discuss defective or unacceptable products or services with inspection or quality control personnel, customers, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management
• 8 years experience in supply chain or strategic sourcing including mechanical categories and/or electronics categories
• 8 years experience with strategic sourcing, supplier management, and project management including with GD&T for mechanical and electrical/semi-conductor components
• 6 years experience working in cross-functional simultaneous engineering projects following a stage gate product development process (PDP)
• 6 years experience in SAP (MM) and in the Teamcenter PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system from Siemens Digital Industries Software
• 6 years experience with the Supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) following IATF 16949 automotive standards

40 hours per week

2800 E. 13th Street, Ames, IA 50010

Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company, 2800 E. 13th Street, Ames, IA 50010.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.