Material Productivity Leader - Virtual Factory (1 year contract)
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The Material Productivity Leader (1 year contract) provides strategic direction and is responsible to develop, lead, and execute all the initiatives associated with technical productivity in the plant.
- Initiatives include insource, outsource, change of supplier, quality & value engineering changes, supply base optimization and supply risk mitigation among others.
- Build and support a solid pipeline of projects through new ideas that secure productivity year over year.
- Coach the procurement organization in the project management/agile best practices.
Job Responsibilities
- Establish relations with key stakeholders and lead executive presentations with senior leadership. Communicate results and be accountable for plant productivity financials.
- Drive and ensure project timelines, deliverables, budget, quality, critical activities and other important KPIs are within expectations and forecast.
- Lead productivity workshops to increase pipeline of new ideas and business cases for future projects opening.
- Development of solid business cases to mature productivity ideas and convert them into projects.
- Perform risk management to identify and minimize issues in program/project execution, leading discussions and tracking of action plans with proper individuals.
Qualifications
- University / College degree in Industrial Engineering, Business or equivalent. MBA is desirable.
- 3-5 years of experience in Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing or Supply Chain areas.
- +3 years proven experience working in Project Management. PMP certification is desirable.
- Understanding of Manufacturing Processes.
- Experience implementing and leading Agile. Scrum Master Certification is desirable.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish - business proficient (written and oral).
- Proactive, dynamic, self-driven, results oriented.
- Availability to travel internationally (Valid Passport and USA Visa).
- Supplier Chain knowledge, Supplier Management, Negotiation, Market analysis, Cost Modeling, Inventory Management.
- Ability to interpret engineering specs, drawings, BOM (Bill of Material).
- Strong Project Management knowledge.
- Internal Cost and Budget Management knowledge.
- Proficient in Excel and Powerpoint.
- Proficient in Database Management.
- Experience with SAP environment is a plus.
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