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About the Role

API Heat Transfer is experiencing significant growth and seeks to expand its team with new skillsets to meet current and future customer demands. The Sourcing Manager will develop and implement API procurement processes, driving continuous improvement in sourcing, planning, and delivery to achieve world-class results in key metrics like On-Time Delivery, Fill Rates, and Inventory Turns.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insight by identifying and implementing processes that improve lead-times, costs, cash flow/inventory and service by continuously monitoring and analyzing the flow of goods.
• Lead sourcing activities to onboard and validate new vendors locally and from around the world.
• Work closely with Engineering for quoting new products to ensure lead time and material availability.
• Identify and manage current and future demand requirements with manufacturing and supplier capabilities/capacities to ensure completion of customer requirements.
• Implement methods, practices and techniques to ensure the most economical movement of materials through the supply chain to achieve cost-effective logistics practices and inventory levels while meeting customer delivery requirements.
• Analyze data and prepare consolidated managerial reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure plant/product line optimal supply chain execution. Special focus on total cost of acquisition optimization.
• Plan, recommend, justify, and manage annual operating budgets and financial targets in accordance with known operational needs, strategies, and plant objectives.
• Manage material cost and schedule impact of proposed engineering changes in addition to taking necessary actions to ensure successful implementation and incorporation of approved engineering releases.
• Represent the site on various API Functional Councils to assist in developing/leveraging common best practices and standard processes and procedures.
• Manage and develop a staff responsible for all facility procurement, inventory. Drive professional development and cross-training, among all associates within Supply Chain.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in full scope supply chain leadership required.
• Proficient knowledge of raw materials, production processes, and equipment to the design and production of various goods/services.
• 5+ years of managing direct reports and large-scale operations preferred.
• Experience creating and delivering an integrated supply chain strategies.
• Experience in Mexico and China is a plus.
• Experience with low volume high mix, engineered to order environment preferred.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, PLEX preferred.
• Great negotiation skills.
• Team Player – promotes the best behaviors for themselves, their department and the entire business.
• Drives results: Self-driven - results oriented with a clear focus on business performance & profitability.
• Continuous improvement mindset: The ongoing improvement of products, services or processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements.
• Accountability: Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same. Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions and failures.
• Communicates effectively: Attentively listens to others. Encourages open expression of ideas and opinions. Provides timely and helpful information across the organization.
• Collaborates: Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives. Partners with others to get things done. Credits others for their contributions and accomplishments.
• Analytical: Breaks down ideas and problems into parts; thoroughly explores component parts and handles complexity and ambiguity.

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Procurement Processes
• Sourcing
• Planning
• Logistics
• Inventory Control
• SIOP
• Vendor Management
• Negotiation
• ERP Systems
• PLEX

Experience Level

• 10+ years of experience in full scope supply chain leadership
• 5+ years of managing direct reports and large-scale operations

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Supply Chain management, Engineering, or similar required
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or related professional certification in purchasing or supply chain management preferred.

Salary/Compensations

• $100,000-$110,000

About the Company

• API Heat Transfer is poised for breakout growth.