Supply Management Specialist at Sygna LLC

Job Title: Supply Management Specialist 

Location: Urbandale, IA, 50322 

Duration: 18+ Months           

Job Type: Contract          

Work Type: Hybrid 

Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position.    

Job Description:  

Major Purpose 

• Leads and/or supports a Strategic Sourcing team with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies, meeting Enterprise Product Delivery Process and Enterprise Order Fulfilment Process requirements/goals on product cost, schedule and quality for the enterprise/region/division/unit.  
• In the Enterprise Product Delivery Process, plays a key role in integrating suppliers early in the process to optimize design and cost.  
• Builds and develops a supply base for procuring complex and strategic materials, products, supplies and services.  
• Coordinates and leads efforts to address chronic supplier performance issues. 

Major Duties 

• Execute planning activities within a defined framework/system with dependencies on other processes/units. 
• Achieve specific goals for area of responsibility by working within an established supplier management plan or finding ways to improve it. 
• Collate and analyse data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently. 
• Interpret data and identify possible answers. Involves navigating a wide variety of processes, procedures, and precedents. 
• Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives and monitor them to make sure they are effective. 
• Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work, and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements. 
• Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate. 
• Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring issues to others where necessary for interpretation of policy. 
• Work on complex administrative processes and databases to develop and test administrative procedures to ensure they are fully in line with organizational needs. 

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge 

• Data Collection and Analysis 
• Verbal Communication 
• Action Planning 
• Planning and Organizing 
• Assessment 
• Computer Skills 
• Data Control 
• Review and Reporting 
• Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions 
• Analyse Current State/AS-IS State 
• Business Case Contribution 
• Compliance Management 
• Customer-Focused Approach 
• Define Future State/TO-BE State 
• In-Depth Questioning 
• Perform Gap Analysis 
• Policy and Regulation 
• Questions Strategically 
• Reporting 
• Traffic and Vehicle Planning 
• Writing skills 

Education 

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level 

Work Experience 

• Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years) 
• Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months) 

Responsibilities to include: 

• Support the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost-effective manner. 
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional team members to support and influence continuous improvement on current production parts. 
• Developing and maintaining supplier relationships to monitor and improve performance, including measurement of performance and defining corrective actions. 
• Driving supply chain deliverables for engineering product development program. 
• Leading and supporting continuity of supply by driving continuous improvement, critical resourcing, and risk mitigation. 
• Negotiation of supply agreements (ex: Last Time Buy) ensuring the company meets overall goals for cost, quality, and continuity of supply. 

REQUIRED: 

• Working knowledge of Supply Management processes and principles, specifically sourcing, contracting and negotiations 
• Prior experience working in the manufacturing environment and/or ability to learn new processes quickly 
• Skills in interpersonal communications, negotiation, and conflict resolution -Must be comfortable with professional communications 
• Experience in specific areas of Supply Management / Procurement such as strategic sourcing process, supplier integration, strategic supply management, supplier development, module supply management, scheduling, cost reduction, etc. 
• Experience managing competing priorities, multi-task, and resolving complex problems. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced office environment 
• Microsoft Office – particularly Outlook. 

PREFERRED/WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT: 

• Supply Chain experience 
• SAP experience 
• Experience working in the Electronics Industry 
• Experience working on global teams or with global product