Supply Chain Director

Our culture:

SharkNinja has a very fast-paced development environment, you will have the mindset that anything is possible and possess the willingness to do whatever it takes to win. Your ability to bring your own values to make our products to the market faster than our competition is critical. Those who share our goal of continuous innovation and breakthrough thinking will show in the consumer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Source, set up and manage suppliers based outside of mainland China. This includes key sub suppliers
• Develop supply chain strategies to improve the global supply chain operations whilst minimizing costs and security risks.
• Working cross-functionally to manage transition of projects from China to Offshore facilities including localization of components
• Plans, manages and coordinate ordering activities to support global operations to meet business requirements
• Oversee weekly visibility updates with corporate, and monthly commercial meetings with suppliers

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross functional teams for the transfer of existing and/or new projects to be implemented in offshore facilities, driving cost reductions and increasing the local sourcing of key components
• Work with the NASC, CNSC and the factories to maximize output of the factories and ensure on time delivery in full.
• Collaborate with the CN Commercial teams to identify cost reduction and local sourcing options. Working with quality, ME, & engineering teams to source new vendors and onboard into Shark Ninja AVL.
• Manage commercial arrangements with suppliers including contractual arrangements, cost negotiations and order management.
• Plan, manage and coordinate activities with related to order management, sourcing and procurement of necessary materials to support required outputs
• Support the use of SRM to manage suppliers, order management and cost management. Maintain system data to ensure that SRM / Oracle as the single point of truth for data integrity.
• Develop supply chain strategies that the support the ongoing growth of the global supply chain, mitigate supply chain risks and improve supply performance for the business
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve their performance to support SN needs outside of China

Key Metrics

• Delivery in Full and On Time
• Annual cost reductions / Product Cost
• Volume Output
• On time delivery of projects

Personal Competencies Desired/Required:

• Demonstrated expertise in critical thinking, influence, negotiation, problem solving, and strategic thinking
• Ability to create and foster a team based environment to establish and maintain a cooperative relationships with individuals
• Demonstrated ability to influence areas not under direct control to achieve objectives and effectively communicate challenging goals and objectives
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills and have the ability to deal effectively with all levels of management
• Show cultural sensitivity and an understanding of the global practices where business is conducted
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and build strong relationships by being transparent, reliable, and delivering on commitments
• Ability to provide innovative ideas to optimize supply chain and generate new ideas or alternatives that create value
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills and have the ability to deal effectively with all levels of management. Fluent English is a must.

Qualifications:

• B.S. or BA in supply chain management, science and/or engineering. Master or advanced degree (engineering, sciences or business) preferred. APICS, SCORE or similar will be well regarded.
• 5-8 years of supply chain management and planning experience for a global or multi-plant Consumer Products/Electronics company
• Experience in Lean, TPS or Six Sigma is advantageous.
• Experience with site capacity planning and/or global product supply planning and knowledge of forecasting, inventory management, MRP/MPS processes is advantageous
• Experience in developing and implementing world class, global supply chain planning processes and managing them
• Exposure and experience in Consumer Electronics manufacturing process, principles and practices; preferably at production site in addition to corporate
• Experience in working internationally in a fast paced, reputable global consumer product company organized in a matrix structure

Information :

• Company : SharkNinja
• Position : Supply Chain Director
• Location : Ho Chi Minh City
• Country : VN