Senior Sourcing Manager - Thin Films Packaging

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The Senior Sourcing Manager
- Thin Films Packaging is a remote position with preference given to candidates located in the Carlsbad, CA, Sheboygan Falls, WI, or Tempe, AZ metropolitan areas. The role requires approximately 30 to 40% domestic travel during the initial onboarding period, reducing to 10 to 15% on an ongoing basis to meet business needs.

• The Senior Sourcing Manager
  - Thin Films Packaging is responsible for developing, negotiating, and maintaining competitively advantageous supply arrangements as the functional expert with a key focus on cost savings and security of supply.
• You are primarily responsible for managing existing advanced packaging (container and associated components) supply sources within the US region and also developing new supply sources.
• Identifying new sources of supply from non-traditional suppliers for supply to the given category mainly within designated region and also globally.
• Identify and develop sources to support the Thin Films portfolio with emphasis on diversifying sources globally.
• Develop in-depth commercial and technical knowledge of the materials and categories supported. This includes a detailed understanding of the associated supply, process, and value chains.
• Monitor, communicate, and respond to changing market conditions and business drivers on a global basis to maximize leverage and minimize risk.
• Challenge the status quo to create unique and lower "total cost of supply" sourcing options and processes.
• Bring innovative supplier solutions to maximize value and minimize the total cost of supply.
• Negotiate pricing and contracts with suppliers.
• Address the sourcing and cost complexity created by market and energy dynamics.
• Guide and influence regional & global supply strategies within strong multi-functional (marketing, manufacturing, technology, quality, and supply chain) business teams, while coordinating with development and execution of global supply strategies.
• Challenge technical specifications and business inputs when purchasing capability is severely confined.
• Develop and manage key supplier relationships with both EMD and supplier organizations within the advanced packaging industry to ensure alignment with business strategies.
• Support R&D and New Product Introduction to meet packaging requirements.
• Manage supplier performance and maintain interface within supplier's organization.
• Supply Contracts Size Range: up to $30MM

• Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize competing demands, take…