Director NPI Sourcing

Overview

Leads global NPI sourcing team, drives cost, delivery, quality for new product introductions.

Key Responsibilities

• cost sourcing
• analytics reporting
• supplier negotiation
• sap superuser
• ppap facilitation
• capex tracking

Tasks

-Oversee and provide guidance to the NPI team by collaborating with business groups to develop material product cost sourcing strategy for the NPI programs within the business product platform. -Develop, manage, and communicate the reports and tools for which the NPI Sourcing group will use analytic data for; project decision making, reporting of cost savings, governance, group standardization, and continuous improvement tools. -Drive strategies to support key launch events or product milestones -Collaborate and identify development of strategic market opportunities -Supports escalations and risk mitigation strategies within the business group, including but not limited to component obsolescence, disruptions in supply continuity, and supplier transitions. -Collaborate with Category / Commodity management to develop and maintain robust PEP pipelines. Execute and achieve identified PEP targets -Coordinate with project teams and specifically with commodity management with supplier selection, leading supplier capacity assessments during the development of new technology roadmaps that are required for a new or existing product. -Manage Product platform NPI related ECO’s and sustaining ECO’s that affect new part changes related to a 3-year product plan. -Responsible for tracking CAPEX and expense of costs related to products within their respective product families. -Collaborate with Business Group leadership to develop material product cost sourcing strategy for the NPI programs within the business product platforms. -Manages multiple projects within product platforms, including and not limited to, Bill of Material (BOM) completion, supplier negotiation, project management completeness, and material readiness throughout all milestones. -Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned. -Designs and directs the work of the Global Sourcing team. Selects, coaches and develops the team, setting objectives that align with company strategy to inspire and motivate the team. Manage organizational talent through performance management, succession planning and development. Designs and directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered, and performance is systematically improved. -Supports Supplier Quality with supplier risk assessments and audit qualifications and leads PPAP facilitation during the NPI process. -Accountable to Product PPAP process, On Time Delivery (OTD) and First Pass Yield (FPY, for NPI parts -Develop and lead training efforts for the NPI Sourcing group related to process changes, continuous improvements, as well as systems enhancements and reporting -Collaborate to determine strategic distribution structure and channels -Provide direction and leadership for negotiation and cost analysis that the NPI specialists prepare from different suppliers, utilizing the (TCO) total cost of ownership tools, with further analysis on material cost, tooling, cost, NRE, logistics cost, etc. -Owns project budget related to NPI sourcing and responsible for meeting project requirements related to supplier performance, quality, and cost. -Work with management teams and executive management to prioritize and align product strategies and roadmaps -Collaborate with Commodity Management on future product roadmap -Work directly with information technology to enhance and utilize the enterprise business tools (GRID, Hana, Windchill, cerebral, SharePoint, etc.) to support NPI Sourcing policies and procedures, to support the GDP process charters for the NPI Sourcing group, and to create ad hoc and departmental reports for performance measurement and group KPIs. -Accountable for executing and managing multiple project timelines within the Generac Development Process (GDP) and ensuring meeting the supplier On Time Delivery (OTD) performance, quality, and costing targets through the process phases.

Requirements

• bachelor's degree
• cpim
• sap
• six sigma
• 10+ years
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience -Ability to build relationships with external suppliers and internal customers -Ability to travel both domestically and internationally (30%) -Work experience as a leader with excellent negotiation skills -10+ years’ experience in Supply Chain with at least 5 years in an international capacity -Continuous improvement, Six Sigma concepts & methodologies, -5 years of progressive leadership experience -Experience communicating with cross functional team -Experience giving presentations to upper management -CPIM or APICS equivalent combination of education and / or experience (backgrounds: Commodity Management, Materials Management, Procurement, Project Management -Strategic, engaging, self-motivated -Experience using SAP or equivalent ERP System -Ability to drive high performance team to achieve tangible results -Multilingual ability -5 years of experience with project management in a lead capacity role -Strong advocate in Supply Chain for Business Group needs

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About Generac

-It began by engineering affordable home standby generators and built its first engine tailored for generator use. -Its portfolio spans portable units, residential standby systems, large commercial/industrial generators, light towers, power washers, battery storage, and smart-home energy devices. -Typical projects include outfitting homes for outage resilience, powering construction sites with mobile generators, and deploying microgrid and natural gas generator solutions for commercial clients. -Innovations include the PWRcell home energy storage line, integration of EV charging and remote monitoring via Mobile Link and Concerto software platforms.

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