Sourcing Engineer

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Position Overview: The Sourcing Specialist creates, documents, and implements procurement plans within the scope of new product development projects and current production; also, identifies, develops and qualifies suppliers of raw materials, fabricated parts, and components in close collaboration with the NPD and Manufacturing Operations Teams. The scope of the role is to support the procurement needs of the new product development team and the plant´s purchasing team, across all commodities – engineered assemblies, hardware, coatings, castings, forgings, machined parts, electrical and electronic components. This is a liaison between Procurement, Quality, Engineering and Suppliers. The role also includes collaboration with category managers to implement the overall global sourcing and procurement strategies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive strategic procurement decisions in coordination with Product Management, Engineering, and Quality.
• Collaborate and negotiate with suppliers to achieve the material cost, delivery conditions, payment terms, and service requirements.
• Lead “Buy vs. Make” decisions in collaboration with the NPD, Industrialization and manufacturing Operations Teams. Analyze, propose, and qualify suppliers in terms of capacity, commercial viability, logistics, financial strength, quality systems, management strength, technical and after sales support.
• Collaborate in the creation of DFMEA and PFMEA documentation, part/component qualification plans, PPAP, and quality plans.
• Locate and develop suppliers to meet the technical requirements of Global operations. Drive localization of suppliers in accordance with global sourcing and procurement strategies.
• Create and formally document a supplier risk register with the corresponding mitigation plan.
• Collaborate with NPD on the identification of material specifications and/or component specifications that may improve the cost or reduce the risk from the supplier perspective. These may include nominal values, tolerances, material compositions, treatments, dimensions, features, scrap avoidance, etc.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, suppliers, and Engineering in creating documented project timelines, work packages, as well as detailed schedules and project expense estimations for each phase within the Product Development Process.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager on building and deploying a Communication Plan to project stakeholders.
• Create PO’s, monitor supplier OTD, conformance to quality and supplier scorecards.
• Ensure that PO’s are placed for samples, PPAP requirements are met, and trial builds are conducted on a timely basis, ensure supplier OTD, and that all appropriate documentation is provided with submission of PPAP samples
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:

• Knowledge and skills in negotiation practices, industrial product costing, total-cost-of-ownership calculations and industrial commercial terms negotiation.
• Knowledge of mass production fabrication and assembly processes, ISO 9000/QS9000 certification requirements.
• Knowledge and ability to develop suppliers and procure from them in a low volume and high mix environment (LVHM).
• Logistics knowledge, import/export concepts and practices, warehousing, and transportation.
• Basic knowledge of machining, casting, and forging processes.
• Basic knowledge of the steel and metal alloys industrial supply base.
• Knowledge of industrial electric motors and motor control elements and the respective supply bases.
• Basic knowledge of electric and electronic components.
• Ability to maintain focus on priorities and maintain a high sense of urgency on NPD projects.

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing theory and practices. Ability to participate in kaizen events, Root-Cause-Counter-Measure (RCCM), and problem-solving 8D sessions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent experience and education.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement and/or strategic sourcing (supplier development).
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.
• Organized, and high sense of urgency.

Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. We are focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by our superior design and engineering know-how. Columbus McKinnon is a publicly traded company that has been in business for almost 150 years – proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we’re going. As Columbus McKinnon grows globally, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. Join our winning team!

Columbus McKinnon Corporation promotes a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other Federal or State legally-protected classes. We also value the safety of all associates and work hard to maintain a Drug Free Workplace.

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