SVP Sourcing Milwaukee, WI

Techtronic Industries; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous 401(K) plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness, fitness center, food

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Senior Vice President of Sourcing - North America to lead strategic direction, planning, and execution of the NA sourcing team across all business units. You will partner with executives to align goals, negotiate with vendors, and optimize cost, quality, and delivery while driving localization efforts in the US, Mexico, and Canada.

You will build a high-energy team, champion continuous improvement, and develop metrics and technologies to drive real-time decision

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a technical field.
• 15+ years of progressive management experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Operations.
• Experience building USA and Mexico based suppliers.
• Strong negotiating skills with Project Leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate candidly with cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing risk mitigation strategies for sourced materials.
• Experience in high-volume consumer product manufacturing desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive all aspects of the sourcing function for North America.
• Build and develop a high-energy sourcing team with training and performance management.
• Model Milwaukee culture through their team.
• Foster continuous improvement and innovative thinking across organization and suppliers.
• Own supplier relationship development and management for all Milwaukee Business Units.
• Create strategies to reduce direct material costs while maintaining quality, service, and working capital goals.
• Drive strategy and execution of parts localization into USA, Mexico, and Canada.
• Establish leadership, metrics, and strategies for indirect spend (Facilities, MRO, Office Supplies, Sales/Brand, Merchandizing, Capital).
• Build technology to track metrics in real time for faster decision making.
• Develop suppliers and explore joint development opportunities for new product goals.
• Define and calculate vendor performance metrics; review with vendors and improve performance.
• Work with global teams to align product requirements and sourcing tactics.
• Identify suppliers, acquire quotes, negotiate best total costs while ensuring quality and service.
• Develop capital, operating, and staffing budgets; provide fiscal oversight and adjust for variations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Sourcing

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a technical field

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

MS Office

Job description

At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success -- so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to thrive and deliver your best.

Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.Learn more about our story HERE .

Your Role on Our Team

The Senior Vice President of Sourcing - North America, is responsible for the strategic leadership, planning, execution, development, and organizational structure of the North American sourcing team that supports all Milwaukee Tool business units. This key leader will closely partner with executive and functional leadership to ensure alignment and execution of their strategic goals.

You will be Empowered to effect change through these duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible to lead and drive all aspects of the sourcing function, including developing and managing a North American sourcing team, defining and articulating strategy and vision, negotiating, measuring and maintaining relationships with vendors, and optimizing total costs, quality, delivery, and safety.
• Build and develop a high energy, talented sourcing team. Encourage open employee communication and engagement via development, training, and performance management.
• Modeling and driving the Milwaukee culture through their team.
• Foster a continuous improvement, think big innovative culture through the organization and supply base.
• Own the supplier relationship development and management for all Milwaukee Business Units.
• Create sourcing strategies that reduce direct material cost and optimize quality, service, and working capital to achieve annual service, cost, quality capital and growth objectives.
• Drive strategy and execution of parts localization into USA, Mexico, and Canada that support the needs of the operations and business units.
• Establish leadership, teams, metrics, and strategies for indirect spend for North America including Facilities, MRO, Office Supplies, Sales/Brand, Merchandizing, Capital.
• Build out technology and solutions to track metrics and data real time to drive faster decision making and execution.
• Develop suppliers and explore joint development opportunities to deliver on aggressive new product goals.
• Define and calculate vendor performance metrics. Meet with vendors periodically to review their performance based on quantitative metrics and develop strategy and plans to ensure suppliers continually improve their performance in quality, supply chain and cost.
• Work closely with global teams to understand product requirements and develop appropriate sourcing strategies and tactics.
• Identify suitable suppliers for the manufacturing of product platforms, acquire quote packages, and negotiate best total costs while ensuring achievement of quality, service, and innovation.
• Develop detailed recommendations for capital, operating and staffing budgets. Provide fiscal oversight of allocated resources, assets, and expenses. Make necessary decisions to adjust for variations in projected budget income caused by fluctuating volumes and other external factors.

The TOOLS you'll bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a technical field. Advanced degree desirable.
• 15 or more years of strong progressive management experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Operations role/function with Team leadership and Strategic Sourcing direction setting experience. Strong experience supporting New Product Development.
• Proven ability to develop USA and Mexico based suppliers to enable core business strategies and performance metrics required.
• Proven negotiating skills with very strong Project Leadership experience required.
• Strong analytical skills required.
• Ability to communicate candidly and encourage candid feedback from cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated track record of developing appropriate risk mitigation strategies for sourced materials.
• Experience in a high volume, consumer product manufacturing environment desirable.

Other TOOLS we prefer you to have:

• Working knowledge of contemporary manufacturing techniques (e.g., Lean / Six Sigma) required, proven ability to flow down into supply base with positive impact on KPI's desirable.
• Track record of utilizing technology to drive improvements and efficiencies.
• Proven track record of strategic short and long-term planning as well as financial acumen.
• Demonstrated strong business judgment and decision-making skills with the ability to identify, prioritize, and articulate highest impact initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Skilled at effectively interfacing with employees at all levels in the organization.
• Proven ability to provide leadership through influence.
• Strong global citizenship awareness as it relates to culture and customs.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office computer systems and applications.
• Resilience, stamina, motivation, and flexibility are needed as situations call for decisions, actions, and solutions that at times supersede a standard workday schedule.

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401(K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
• And many more, check out our benefits site HERE .

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation ("Milwaukee Tool") is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking to employ and advance in employment qualified persons without discrimination and to not allow harassment of any employee or applicant because of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, and any other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.