Senior Engineer, NPD Procurement, Sports/ENT & Robotics

Responsibilities

• Create shared value with our suppliers.
• Accelerate revenue growth through rapid New Product Development (NPI) execution .
• Design an agile and reliable supplier network, through balanced risk management .
• requirements and regulations applicable to the specific process, product or purchased commodity. Perform procurement activities in alignment with regulatory
• Maintain strong relationship with the Direct Procurement Leaders and provide support to ensure commodity strategies are being implemented appropriately.
• Arrange technical meetings and supplier reviews with current and potential suppliers to harness knowledge of supplier technology, strengths and weaknesses as well as future technology directions and disruptors.
• Ensure a clear understanding and communication of specifications and expectations between suppliers and project teams.
• Present the project level Sourcing Decision Matrix (SDM) for team review with target cycle time of less than four weeks, with team selection based on data-driven sourcing decisions and manage all documentation retention
• Coordinate the initial project cost estimates for new and carry-over components and continue to monitor the cost throughout the development lifecycle, reporting any gaps to budget back to the team for closure or for escalation if not mitigated.
• Develop costs and negotiate pricing with suppliers in effort to deliver new product to the initially proposed cost targets, with early identification of risks to cost budgets.
• Manage the resolution of purchased price variances, Accounts Payable discrepancies, receiving discrepancies and quality credits for goods and services related to NPD projects on a timely basis.
• Manage the completion of all Global Procurement-related product launch activities in SAP which includes: Extend views, Procurement Information Record, Quality Inspection Report, Purchase Orders at project phase gates, etc.) Manage and present the Open Order Report with status of externally sourced products.
• Track the delivery status of prototypes as well as trial materials with expedite / de-expedite to meet project schedule.
• Coordinate the hand-off to the buyer/planner following final product launch.
• Design an agile and reliable supplier network, through balanced risk management.
• Identify and communicate business risks associated with new, changed and current materials, processes and suppliers through the standard processes for risk identification methodology, assessment and mitigation.