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Summary

Work together with Product Management, Finance, Engineering, Quality, Operations and Logistics organizations to act as the primary contact for product sourcing within the supply base, while developing new sources of supply. Sourced technologies and services will involve a range of Gas Train Components and Assemblies and Wire such as Grill Grates (High profile and important categories) and Hardware parts and kits.

Organize and facilitate team activities as they relate to assigned commodities. Understand how the fluctuations of the global market, changing technologies and commodity trends (risks and opportunities) will affect Weber.

You will work with the related technologies, development of global commodity and supply chain strategies. You will also allow us to meet time-to-development/time-to-production goals, while managing total cost of ownership to a minimum.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and implement outstanding sourcing strategies with partners that align with our goals / projects while keeping the customer-centric.
• Ensure appropriate levels of strategy, definition and development of the supply chain (physical, financial and information flows) in the areas of design, source, make and bring have been implemented to support released products
• Understand the global market place, price trends, its constraints, risks and opportunities
• Partner internally to conduct regular technology and product roadmap review meetings to ensure agreement between suppliers and company needs
• Full responsibility for Bill-of-Material and Services costs, assurance of supply, supplier performance and selection and supply management information / data management
• Manage and provide industry and actual unit and service cost data that feeds into total cost of ownership (TCO), and improvement of supplier productivity
• Partner internally to develop clear third-party requirements to solve specific business and engineering needs, then own and bring closure the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services
• Contract Strategy and Execution in partnership with Legal and partners, guide contract closure, including developing a negotiation approach, fallback positions, and acceptable terms, and prepare legally binding and enforceable documents
• Use Preferred Supplier Management methodology to identify, qualify and formalize which suppliers suppliers, and guide sourcing decisions and engagement with them
• Manage supplier performance by measuring criteria and ensure supplier contractual adherence, research root cause of issues, and own/guide improved performance
• Identify, measure, report and action supplier productivity, and identify and guide supply chain efficiency opportunities

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a technically related field
• Master's degree
• 5+ years experience in Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, or technical position in a consumer products, high-volume seasonal manufacturing environment
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification
• Project Management experience
• Ability to measure/evaluate manufacturing processes and technologies to ensure "best cost" solutions for purchased components and new product cost parameters
• Familiar with and working experience in a Quality regulated manufacturing environment
• Will be asked to travel, 25% (Asia, Europe and Mexico)

Our Benefits:

• Competitive Healthcare Benefits
• Flexibility & Remote Work
• 401(k) plans with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid holidays
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• An unmatched employee discount
• New hire grill credit
• State-of-the-art Grill Academy located at Headquarters
• Fitness Center at Headquarters
• Tuition assistance

Weber-Stephen Products LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor.