Track Company Global Supply Management's performance to PDP timing, including sourcing, PPAP and R@R, as well as to business case (new and current parts) on new programs. Provide input to project management system that tracks program timing.
• Complete purchased part risk assessment stage 0 with Engineering and Supplier Quality input.
• Organize & lead Kick-off and Key-Stakeholders meetings.
• Conduct segmentation process on purchased material for all new programs. Develop readiness, quality, and sourcing strategies for each purchased component, including carry-over parts, in collaboration with project teams, supplier quality, and category buyers.
• Provide input to PI-99 and appropriations requests.
• Support assigned Customer Response Teams, including answering CCDs and QRFs on all new and current parts.
• Represent the purchasing function to all assigned project and product teams.
• Utilize all available tools (value stream mapping, VA/VE, etc.) early in product development to influence design and sourcing to reduce cost and improve quality.
• Responsible to communicate engineering changes on current parts to category buyers.
• Ensure re-use of carryover parts on new programs is communicated to category buyers from the project teams.
• Collaborate with the category buyer and BBC team on all sourcing decisions on identifying opportunities for link and leverage, for best cost country sourcing and localization.
• Support product line MCIP strategy sessions and ensure that design initiative within your product line are implemented according to MCIP Database timing.
• Check all administrative tasks are completed to ensure on-time PO issuance for tooling, prototype, etc. and provide assistance as necessary.
• Define, develop, train, and implement new model launch readiness process; apply selectively to critical programs.
• Perform activities with high integrity, in compliance with Global, Divisional and Site procedures & systems requirements and Company fundamental principles as lean, First Time Quality, The Guide, etc.

Qualifications
• Engineering / Business Degree
• Relationship-builder with high integrity
• Strong organizational, leadership, analytical and communication skills
• Commitment to quality and flawless launch, lean and cost/profit planning .
• Change leader experience in other functions (Engineering, Manufacturing, etc) or another company .