Senior Supplier Manager

Job Description Summary

Manage Delivery, Demand translation and Production readiness, taking into consideration efficient inventory management for Work-in-Process (WIP) and Capacity constraints. This role is aligned to support the RPCA Part Family, in close collaboration with the RPCA Make Shops, and will facilitate supplier problem solving for the Parts assigned. They will also own the execution of complex, multi-site source changes to support improved connected flow within the part family.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and improve sourcing strategies at part family and supplier level. Including the execution of connected flow in line with the decentralized org structure.
• Manage source changes to new suppliers, including multi-year and multi-site engagements.
• Absorbs total demand profile from all end items needing roughing processes and translates total demand to a level production schedule within suppliers.
• In alignment with Site Materials Leaders, collaborates with external S&OP, Forecasting and Product Line teams to highlight and resolve constraints.
• Analyzes capability and total capacity of the production areas defined.
• Integrates the management of loop design, input plan, delivery, return store levels, SWIP, and supplier performance.
• Manage external WIP, commits and recommits from supplier
• Collaborates with Site Materials teams to define and apply elements of the production system and set pace for upstream supply chain.
• Leads communication and response to all Suppliers.
• Developing specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest functional developments in own area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development, and ensures delivery within area of responsibility.
• Skilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to others. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Will lead projects that have large scale impact to the business. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
• Manage team metrics and reporting to support team and Part Family Bowler metrics
• Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. These jobs have significant input into their priorities. Jobs at this level tend to be covered by professional practices and policies but these are shaped by the role. Working within broad guidelines and policies, roles at this level have moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of evaluative judgment.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• This role may require travel of 10-25%

• Bachelor's Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Sourcing & Sourcing Management Supervision experience) + Minimum of 5 years of Sourcing & Sourcing Management Supervision experience

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker