Senior Sourcing Manager - NPD North America
Senior Sourcing Manager - NPD North America
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Job Description
Position Summary:
This role is responsible for driving the early engagement of procurement in product development programs to ensure supplier readiness cost competitiveness and risk mitigation. This role leads sourcing strategy for new products technologies and programs from concept through launch.
The NPD Senior Sourcing Manager partners cross-functionally with Engineering R&D Program Management and Supply Chain to influence design decisions secure supplier capabilities and deliver flawless launches with robust supply chains.
As a key strategic leader this role shapes sourcing frameworks that support innovation cost competitiveness and speed-to-market while building long-term supplier partnerships that align with business growth product and technology roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Program Leadership
- Lead sourcing activities for all new product development (NPD) and new program introduction (NPI) from concept through production ramp-up.
- Develop sourcing roadmaps and early supplier involvement strategies aligned with engineering manufacturing and product lifecycles.
- Partner with category leaders buyers to integrate Strategic and Preferred suppliers into new product and platform designs.
- Evaluate new technologies materials and processes to ensure supply base alignment with innovation goals.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Serve as the primary sourcing interface to Program Management R&D and Engineering teams.
- Influence design-to-cost (DTC) design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-supply (DFS) decisions to balance performance cost and risk.
- Align procurement deliverables with program timelines budgets and gate reviews.
- Drive transparency and alignment between development milestones and sourcing activities.
Supplier Development & Risk Mitigation
- Partner with Supplier Development Team to identify and qualify suppliers early in the design phase for new technologies and components.
- Ensure supplier readiness for prototype pre-production and launch volumes.
- Work jointly with Supplier Quality team to conduct risk assessments on critical components new technologies or unproven suppliers.
- Support localization dual sourcing and sustainability initiatives in close coordination with Supplier Development and Quality ensuring alignment with program objectives
Program Cost Management
- Develop target costing strategies aligned with customer pricing BOM cost goals and margin targets.
- Support negotiation of initial pricing tooling investments and long-lead component strategies.
- Collaborate with cost engineering to evaluate make-vs-buy and component-level trade-offs.
Operational Excellence
- Standardize sourcing processes across programs to reduce launch risk and improve scalability.
- Implement tracking tools for sourcing deliverables supplier milestones and risk metrics.
- Support PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and ERP system integration of BOM and sourcing data.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering Supply Chain or Business; Masters degree or MBA preferred.
- 7 years of experience in strategic sourcing new product development or procurement within Automotive/Industrial or technology-driven environment.
- Strong background in working with cross-functional teams on complex product launches and platform-based development.
- Deep understanding of supply chain commodity markets and cost structures across direct materials
- Proven track record of leading NPD Sourcing strategy in fast-paced engineering-driven organizations.
- Exceptional program management skills and familiarity with phase-gate or Agile development models.
- Experience with supplier selection contract negotiation and supplier qualification processes.
- Familiarity with digital tools (PLM ERP cost modeling) and data-driven sourcing.
- Excellent communication influencing and leadership skills in a matrixed global organization
- Certifications such as PMP CPSM or Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred
Benefits and Perks
Methode offers US employees Medical Dental Vision Hearing Life & Disability insurance a wellness program and time off benefits.
Voluntary benefit plans include Accident Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.
Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program and participation in the Companys 401(k) plan which includes a company contribution.
Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and experience. Hourly employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail to or call and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
