Strategic Sourcing
What you'll be doing
You’ll be responsible for finding and communicating with qualified suppliers from around the globe (NA, Asia, MX, EU), negotiating price and delivery, creating purchase orders, and managing the supply of components. You will work closely with engineering to understand new and exciting designs and complex BOMs. You’ll be responsible for assisting the project management team in product development and supply orders.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Communicate designs with manufacturers and component suppliers and assure cost-effective products
• Competitively quote and purchase prototype and production parts
• Create and maintain a master purchasing schedule according to production demand
• Work effectively with manufacturers both foreign and domestic.
• Perform periodic cycle counts as required on a per-project basis
• Maintain and monitor cost trackers for each project to confirm profit
• Find alternative suppliers for materials not able to be delivered as planned
• Maintain proper inventory levels of materials used on a regular basis
• Attend Weekly Production Meetings
• Maintain Master BOM of projects in production and prototype stages
• Order according to Master BOM for all open sales orders
• Create client-facing quotations
• Purchasing supplies for the office.
Who you are
• You are curious and enjoy new experiences
• You can multitask and have strong organization skills
• You take initiative and have a problem-solving mindset.
• You have clear communication skills and attention to detail
Preferred Experience (not required)
• Worked with suppliers in China
• BOM management
• Forecast MRP
• Worked in a manufacturing environment
Who We Are
Every product and company is unique, and once we understand your company and your unique product needs and goals we can get to work. We have designed products in nearly every category and industry, including medical devices, consumer products, transportation innovations, and defense and industrial solutions. Our team will carefully and skillfully listen to you to design your product based on its form and function and your input. Even if we didn’t design and prototype your product, our innovative approach to contract manufacturing makes us the right company to produce it.
At Harbor Designs & Manufacturing we take the time to understand your mission, bottom line, technical details, and regulatory requirements. We put together a comprehensive manufacturing plan by competitively bidding, auditing and qualifying global suppliers and defining production processing criteria. Then we develop assembly instructions with incoming and outgoing inspection requirements to ensure your product is manufactured to the highest level of quality. Delivered on time, and on budget. We produce your product in a uniquely tailored turnkey solution, so you can focus on what matters- running your business.
Why Join Us
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid Sick Leave
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
- 401K
More information and to apply, visit our website here