NPD Strategic Sourcing Professional

Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand•Blaine, MN

2d•$100,000 - $110,000

About The Position

This role focuses on leading strategic sourcing activities for New Product Development (NPD) programs, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps. The professional will partner with engineering and operations early in the design cycle to influence manufacturability and cost. Key responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and developing global suppliers for new technologies, materials, and production methods, as well as negotiating complex supply agreements. The role also involves developing sourcing strategies for scalability and risk mitigation, driving total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, managing supplier performance, and collaborating with quality and regulatory teams for supplier compliance. Additionally, the position involves supporting engineering teams with raw material orders and operating with minimal supervision.

Requirements

Experience in strategic sourcing for NPD programs.
Ability to partner with engineering and operations early in the design cycle.
Experience identifying, evaluating, and developing global suppliers.
Skills in negotiating complex supply agreements.
Experience developing sourcing strategies for scalability and risk mitigation.
Proficiency in total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis and lifecycle cost management.
Experience managing supplier performance metrics and supporting continuous improvement.
Ability to collaborate with quality and regulatory teams.
Experience serving as an escalation point for procurement, Engineering, and Project Management teams.
Ability to actively participate in meetings and project teams.
Skills in building and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
Ability to communicate timely and accurate information.
Skills in resolving supplier issues.
Ability to maintain functional purchasing information.
Ability to model trustworthiness, active listening, and straightforward communication.
Ability to support engineering teams with raw material orders.
Ability to operate with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic sourcing activities for NPD programs, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps.
Partner with engineering and operations early in the design cycle to influence manufacturability and cost.
Identify, evaluate and develop global suppliers for new technologies, materials, and production methods.
Negotiate complex supply agreements balancing innovation, cost, quality, and delivery.
Develop sourcing strategies supporting scalability and risk mitigation.
Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis and lifecycle cost management.
Manage supplier performance metrics and support continuous improvement.
Collaborate with quality and regulatory teams to ensure supplier compliance.
Serve as an escalation point for procurement, Engineering, and Project Management teams.
Actively participate in meetings and project teams to facilitate information exchange.
Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
Communicate timely and accurate information to relevant personnel.
Effectively resolve supplier issues and maintain functional purchasing information.
Model trustworthiness, active listening, and straightforward communication.
Support engineering teams with raw material orders.
Operate with minimal supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.