Strategic Sourcing Prog Mgr

About the Role

As the Strategic Sourcing Program Manager, you will be located at MiniMed's Northridge, CA USA manufacturing site and will be the Operations Sourcing liaison with Site Operations, Planning, Quality and Finance organizations in the resolution of supply related issues for Northridge. This role will be expected to sit onsite for 4 days a week in Northridge, CA.

Responsibilities

• Participate and/or lead Sourcing strategic activities, especially those involving product life cycle and supplier management including product/part phase in-phase, Last time buy/Strategic and excess & obsolete processes, local sourcing related initiatives, supplier delivery performance and inventory management
• Support commodity management in pricing, terms & conditions, and quality agreements with key strategic suppliers
• Maintain and promote strong relationships with Suppliers, Operations Scheduling, Supply Network Planning, Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Operations Quality, Category Management and other internal customers
• Attend in-plant production meetings (Tier Reviews) and report status of key material issues/updates
• Participate in Tier Escalation Meetings with Functional and Site Leaders
• Develop and/or use existing tools/process (like Shortage Reports and Clear2Build) to identify future component shortage risk and mitigate
• Communicate effectively unmitigated component shortages to stakeholders to ensure Operational mitigations are implemented
• Attend Master Production Schedule (MPS) consensus meeting and communicate changes to Suppliers
• Monitor Strategic Inventory Purchases (SIP) / Last Time Buys (LTB) management and maintain tracking files
• Provide updates on Purchase Price Variance report
• Provide inventory reserve file updates
• Meet with shared services (Engineer / NPD), Material / Resin, Tooling Management to track completion of Projects that ensure Supply Continuity
• Support audits: initiate supplier selection related audits and site support for regulatory body audits
• Manage or support supplier capacity management initiatives to meet long term requirements
• Manage and effectively communicate critical and ongoing delivery issues
• Support standard cost setting
• Perform special projects including new product introductions, coordination of phase out activities and material cost reduction initiatives (PPV)
• Support excess and obsolescence process and raw material disposition at sites as needed
• Provide guidance on site prioritization on conflicting situations
• Attend/provide feedback for Supplier Relationship Management meetings
• Perform special projects including Lifecycle Management and material cost reduction initiatives
• Participate in Cash Flow Initiatives
• Create and present monthly and quarterly Procurement key performance indicator reviews
• Lead periodic Supplier Performance meetings, including content/scorecard development
• Liaison with Category Management in the development of Category strategies, inputs and discussions about supplier performance scorecard and performance reviews (Quarterly Business Reviews)

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Materials Management, or Supply Chain related field
• Solid Office 365 skills, especially Excel knowledge (vlookup, pivot tables, formulas, macros, etc)
• Solid Analytical Skills, using PowerBI
• Expert understanding and experience with integrated manufacturing software systems
• Working knowledge of Demand Flow, JIT, K-Loop, Lean Manufacturing
• Experience in leading and influencing negotiations, project management, troubleshooting and problem-solving analysis, strategic thinking and collaborative team building
• Exposure to supply chain, planning, purchasing, materials and inventory control environment