Supply Base Manager
Supply Base Manager
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$ 100 - 125
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Job Description
Job Summary:
Strategic sourcing responsibilities for assigned group of commodities and services in support of a diverse group of Federal Signal Corporations subsidiaries. Drives supplier performance supply base stability cost control new product development support and commodity strategy design and deployment. Serve as Corporate procurement representative at assigned Business Unit / manufacturing facility and liaison for Supply Base Management (SBM) team actions in support of the division and Business Unit needs and goals.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Responsible for commodity team staffing and personnel management including recruiting/hiring supervision disciplinary actions performance appraisals and terminations. Prioritize staff workloads in order to meet product needs/objectives. Develop and train staff to ensure high skill levels of effectiveness.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for cost effective sourcing of assigned commodities and services for product specific needs. Serves as a representative of the SBM team at the assigned Business Unit to align efforts on goals and priorities. Drives continuous improvement actions in supply cost quality and logistics. Investigates new strategic supply developments and make recommendations for cost reduction and improved quality levels. Manages suppliers to ensure the availability of materials to support new product launch programs. Follow established procedures for qualifying new suppliers and auditing existing suppliers.
- Leads commodity strategy development and implementation for assigned commodities across all sites. Creates strong working relationships with SBM team site peers and suppliers.
- Ensures effective price negotiation selection of key suppliers performs trend analysis and serves as supplier performance escalation support for assigned commodities.
- Travels to other FS sites and to existing and prospective suppliers as needed.
- Perform other duties assignments and special projects as required.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Procurement experience at the leadership level; must have experience working with senior management and understand the role of procurement within the manufacturing and product development arenas.
- Excellent project management and negotiation skills. Must have experience negotiating key supply agreements.
- Strong product knowledge and understanding.
- Strong cultural sensitivity to manage relationships with people from all cultures.
- Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results and to build crosscultural teams.
- 20 travel typical balanced with virtual meetings.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in business Supply Chain Management or related field with working knowledge of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP).
- ERP system experience with JD Edwards (Oracle) Syteline or Epicor preferred.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in the Materials/Purchasing function.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Prolonged periods standing and walking.
Additional Job Information:
- Wage Expectations: $100K $125K
- Salaried NonExempt we are paid on a biweekly basis
- Typical Schedule: Monday Friday 8AM 5PM
- Location: On Site 52182 Ember Road Lake Crystal MN 56055 or 1 Independence Plaza STE 820 Homewood AL 35209 or 1300 W Bartlett Rd Elgin IL 60120
- Travel: Up to 20
Benefits:
Employees are eligible on the 1st of the month:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account Health Care Reimbursement Account Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan) LimitedPurpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PTO / Holidays
- Company Paid Life Insurance Policy for each fulltime employee in the amount of $20000.00.
- Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees their spouse (or domestic partner) and their children
- Company Paid Shortterm disability (STD) & Longterm disability (LTD)
Employees are eligible for the following benefits as of their first day of employment:
- 401(k) with partial company match
- 100 vested immediately.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
