Job Overview

Job Requirements

• Manage sourcing activities for stamping, molding, and die-casting commodities.
• Support New Product Development (NPD), migration projects, and material productivity initiatives.
• Support PJM, MPDE on procurement activities such as contracting, quoting, delivery, and quality during project development.
• Identify and select strategic suppliers within the business unit and company’s footprint / localization goals. Work with the supplier quality, engineering, and supply chain functions to develop these suppliers to support APL requirements.  
• Lead the development and launch process of new tools, molds, and die-casting programs from design through mass production.
• Drive cost reduction, supplier localization, dual sourcing, VMI programs, and supplier consolidation.
• Develop and execute commodity strategies and supplier performance improvement plans.
• Partner with engineering, quality, supply chain, and project teams on procurement activities including quotations, contracts, delivery, and quality management.
• Identify and develop strategic suppliers to support business growth and localization goals.
• Achieve procurement KPIs in delivery, quality, inventory, productivity, payment terms, and lead-time reduction

What your background should look like

• A commercially driven procurement professional with strong technical knowledge of stamping, molding, or die-casting processes.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Management, International Trade, or related disciplines preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 2 years in procurement.
• Engineering background is an advantage.
• Strong project management, negotiation, supplier management, and data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and decision-making abilities.
• SAP knowledge preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.