Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions - 11897

Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions - 11897

Arizona:

Tempe | Materials | Full Time

Posted 2 days ago

At Benchmark
, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential.

At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary:

• Provide global supply chain leadership in the supply chain strategy development for assigned customers
• Partner with Business Development Executives in the process of developing new and existing customer relationships via sales effort support and meetings
• Gains deep understanding of customer’s product, markets, critical schedules, KPIs and critical to success elements in order to facilitate and communicate customer requirements throughout the Benchmark value chain
• Provide supply chain architecture and design services
• Supplier selection
  - Assist sourcing where possible as part of supply chain design
• Influence product and component design for total cost of ownership and supply chain design
• Identify cost reduction opportunities within the design to support the customer
• Look for opportunities for Benchmark design engineering to support the customer
• Facilitates strategic sourcing initiatives in support of assigned business
• Develop close working relationship with sourcing teams (Site level and corporate level)
• Identify missing sourcing requirements, collaborate with global sourcing to identify suppliers to fill requisites
• Provides initial Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input and recommends ideas to drive lowest total cost of ownership for the product
• Ensures proper establishment of new supplier relationships for assigned customers as appropriate where Benchmark preferred suppliers are utilized, or where Benchmark is sourcing new suppliers for customer’s products
• Act as conduit for Benchmark preferred supplier network and key/critical suppliers for product
• Identify suppliers and/or supplier capabilities required to support product/business
• Utilize Benchmark global preferred supplier network where possible
• Provide suppliers feedback on quote performance. Include corporate sourcing and corporate quote groups the same feedback
• Interfaces with Benchmark and supplier manufacturing sites as required
• Support continuous improvement for the supply chain strategy including the product, product’s market and customer
• Collaborate with site on strategies and executables
• Develop close working relationships with Site GM, Site Directors and CFT Supply Chain Analysts.
• Assist site with strategic quotes
• Interfaces with Design Engineering as required
• Listen closely to the customer for product, market and business needs to act as the interface with design
• Provide input/direction on design changes which optimize supply chain performance for product/ business
• Collaborate with the design team to align with customer expectations
• Support quoting initiatives
• Develop close working relationship with quote teams (site level and Corporate)
• Establish Supply Chain Design and Strategy. Provide direction on preferred suppliers and quoting strategy aligned via supply chain Design and Strategy
• Oversee quoting activities to ensure supplier quotes are competitive and aligned with business objectives for profitability, cash performance and customer satisfactions
• Provide global supply chain leadership to sites as related to assigned customers
• Foster and maintain a sound and reliable working relationship with all suppliers and respective management, resolving any major material problem that may arise
• Responsible for the selection, training, developing and reviewing of subordinates;
  Recommend hiring, terminating and/or other changes…