Assistant Sourcing Manager

5 months ago

Pune, India Dorman Products Full time

Dorman was founded on the belief that people should have greater freedom to fix motor vehicles. For over 100 years, we have been driving new solutions, releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money, and increase convenience and reliability. Founded and headquartered in the United States, we are a pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of automotive, heavy-duty and specialty vehicle products.  Today, we have more than 3,500 employees across 28 different locations, with a family of brands that also includes SuperATV and Dayton Parts. Publicly traded under the stock ticker DORM, we had revenues surpassing $1.93 billion in 2023.

Everyone who works at Dorman is called a Contributor. We need everyone, regardless of role and experience, to contribute to our success. That means everyone has a unique ability to make an impact on the business. We encourage all our Contributors to bring their authentic selves to work. The freedom to pursue new ideas, offer different perspectives, and grow in your career is fundamental to working at Dorman.

POSITION SUMMARY:

For the region, develop, refine & execute regional sourcing strategy and support optimizing Dorman’s global supply base and achieving Dorman’s objectives for product innovation, speed-to-market, quality, delivery and total product cost. 

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Maintain awareness of regional market and emerging material/process related issues in the industry and proactively incorporate into the Regional Supply Chain Strategies.

 

  • Work with assigned SBUs and Category Managers to understand the current and future supply chain needs of the business and identify cost savings opportunities including, negotiation, competitive bidding, resourcing, alternative manufacturing processes, product redesign and material substitutions.

 

  • Support BU global sourcing initiatives by identifying, qualifying, negotiating favorable commercial terms and on boarding new suppliers to meet project objectives.

 

  • Manage ongoing supplier commercial issues including negotiating LTA, renegotiating pricing based on market conditions and managing material and FX index surcharges clauses.

 

  • Drive sustainable improvements in supplier quality, delivery, cost and cash flow performance by supporting BU supplier audit and supplier scorecard programs and working with suppliers to proactively identify and correcting process gaps that could lead to future performance issues and rapidly resolving current issues by deploying the applicable root-cause corrective actions tools.

 

  • Monitor product line demand trends and new project funnels to determine required long-term supply base capacities and capabilities and take proactive action to ensure capacities and capabilities are readily available as needed.

 

  • Engender a spirit of cooperation throughout the supply chain to insure responsiveness to the customer.

 

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

 

  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior management, teams and individuals across multiple cultures, disciplines and geographies.  Experience in collaborating with business units and sites to drive common solutions.

 

  • Hand-on experience leading supply chain activities in assigned regions in a similar industry.

 

  • Able to effectively navigate and work through complex situation in multi-cultural business environment

 

  • Excellent analytical, problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact-based decisions.  Includes a strong working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and scheduling software.

 

  • Strong verbal and written English communication skills

 

  • Strong negotiation and contract management skills.  

 

  • Strong computer and analytical skills are required (Microsoft Office software)
  • Minimum of 4 – 6 years of experience in a Supply Chain management role in Automotive OEMs/Tier 1

 

  • B.E./B.Tech or regional equivalent in engineering, business or technical discipline. An MBA is highly desired.

 

  • Hands on experience supporting new product development projects, qualifying suppliers, qualifying products/components, verifying suppliers manufacturing readiness and ramping up volume production in the assigned region/s.

 

  • Experienced using supplier performance management best-practices to drive supplier continues improvement.
  • Willingness to travel 35% to 50%.

Dorman Products is an equal opportunity employer; we value a combination of ideas, perspectives, and cultures at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V.  www.DormanProducts.com

 

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