Strategic Sourcing Manager – Onsite Position

Strategic Sourcing Manager – Onsite Position

The Strategic Sourcing Manager works with Curtiss Wright project teams, supplier’s and Engineering to provide sourcing project support, determine technology design approaches and alignment of supplier capabilities in order to provide cost and quality advantages. Serves as a liaison for cross functional sourcing participation with a proven track record of managing commodity supply at both tactical and strategic levels, driving supplier relationship management and procurement needs within a global services model.

The role will be responsible for managing global supplier/distributor relationships and will also act as a primary Supply Chain interface into Curtiss Wright’s Embedded Computing business units for NPI cost optimization across commodities.

Location:

Ottawa, ON

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I RRSP with Employer Match I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Competitive Pay I Referral Program I Recognition I I *

​Salary Range: $103,900 - $138,500 plus bonus opportunity

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

Your Challenge:

• Steer all sourcing activities in close association with Program/Component Manufacturing/Mechanical and Quality teams across Curtiss Wright (CW)

• Based on Curtiss Wright business objectives, negotiate SOW’s, pricing, lead times, VMI, customer flow-down, and other key requirements with Distributors

• Serve as an active product development team member in all phases of the sourcing processes to ensure cross-functional objectives of New Product Development/ NPI

• Negotiating and incorporating terms into supply agreements or contracts where appropriate

• Work with the Operations team, identify, evaluate, implement, and monitor value-added Distributor services that can leverage to improve efficiency, delivery and optimize total cost

• Lead Q ’s with key portfolio suppliers, partnering with other CW functions/departments to consolidate input, drive key messages, identify and manage corrective action plans

• SC support for all PDR’s and CDR’s for new product development (Preliminary/ Critical Design review) and work with the technical team to support cost targets as well as pricing for high-cost components

• Function as project lead for all Contract manufacturing (CM) and machined supplier transactions and set up PRR’s (Product readiness reviews)

• Work with Quality department to support product conformity issues and participate in supplier site audits as required

• Participate and function as the Sourcing team member and provide SC support as needed for all sites and manage SCM activities for multiple sites

• Create Q  reports and review with Sr Staff

• Lead Cost negotiations for high-cost components and initiate long term contracts to secure pricing and lead times

• Obtain forecasts from the BU’s and provide to key contract manufacturers

• Conduct new supplier research and development activities and drive supplier approvals

• Act as point of escalation for vendor-related issues, using influence and negotiation skills working with various functions both internally and externally to find creative solutions that will meet Curtiss Wright’s business needs

• Define, establish, and execute processes to enable Supply Chain proactive engagement with business units to support new product roadmap costing

What You Bring:

• 7 years of experience in Supply Management including commodity sourcing, negotiating, and management

• Experience in sourcing and procurement with Electronics, Machining, and knowledge of PWB/ PCB

• Experience in Distributor engagements strongly preferred

• Experience managing supply chain in compliance with AS9100 requirements

• Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing knowledge / experience will be an asset

• Working knowledge ERP (SAP) desired

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Business Administration or Engineering preferred

• Solid organization skills with the ability…