You will...

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies in support of Carbon’s growth plan, focusing on Carbon’s resin product line.
• Working closely with our manufacturing partners, identify and implement cost reduction strategies beyond the Tier I level in order to drive profitable volume growth.
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships at the executive level, including holding regular business reviews.
• Lead NPI engagement from the sourcing organization with the Carbon Materials and Product teams
• Drive process improvement and efficiency across operations, including scenario planning for product and inventory strategies
• Negotiate various agreements as needed with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, flexibility, quality, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms
• Formulate contingency plans to de-risk technical challenges, long lead time, single source, and any supply issues
• Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions
• Ensure optimal contract coverage in partnership with engineering and legal support
• Identify sourcing alternatives to drive efficiencies via benchmarking, competitive quotes, and engineering changes
• Proactively engage with engineering and finance stakeholders to refine and execute on the medium-term business and technology roadmap 

You have...

• Bachelors degree, MBA, or related experience. 
• Minimum 5 years work experience in strategic sourcing or a related field.
• Strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks and contract negotiation skills (development, supply, licensing, and service agreements)
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Demonstrated ability to identify business process issues and drive process improvement
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise, and problem-solve
• Be self-directed and organized; able to manage multiple projects at a time.
• Propensity for problem solving skills and business acumen in a highly dynamic entrepreneurial environment.
• Experience at both mature and developing corporate environments a plus.
• Must have the unrestricted right to work in the US without requiring sponsorship
• Possess a Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks and uncertainty.
• Demonstrates Business Acumen:  Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
• Values Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way
• Drives Decision Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
• Applies Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
• Values Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share best practices.
• Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization’s global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions.