Milacron is looking for a Sr. Director of Global Supply Management to join our team in Cincinnati, OH . The Sr. Director of Global Supply Management is a key strategic partner to the Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion Leadership Team and the Global Supply Chain functional team. This individual must have the right mindset to enable collaboration, achieve breakthrough performance, and ensure that all work is linked to the business outcomes, such as growth and return on capital. The role will lead a sourcing team that will strategically manage $500M-$1B of spend.
What Milacron Offers You :
A robust PTO policy with 20 days of paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, and 6 paid sick days!
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, which includes MD Live, RX help center, Medical Advocate Program, company paid short- & long-term disability.
Generous 401K Matching Program - 3% (base pay) automatic contribution + $.50 for each additional dollar saved on the first 6% of pay saved*
Competitive pay
Paid Parental Leave
Opportunities for development and advancement
What you'll do:
Provide leadership to strategic sourcing team that focuses on value to internal and external customers by formally managing the supplier relationships
Accountable to ensure sourcing strategies are created and executed in alignment with the business goals
Create a service performance culture that is agile and flexible
Key performance indicators (but not limited to): Productivity, Working Capital, Synergy, Delivery | Fill Rate, Quality, Sustainability, New Product Development and Innovation
Direct and lead initiatives to improve demand management, policy guidance, and pricing activities supporting our Hillenbrand Improvement Operating Model (HOM)
Plans, organizes, directs and controls the activities related to the procurement function
Develops metrics and measures of purchasing performance. Regularly reports against metrics with action plans for continuous improvements
Establish strong and effective relationships with key suppliers to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and productivity targets are met
Partner with suppliers on innovations to drive value for the business and ensure that we are not disrupted in the marketplace
Partner with business New Product Development and Business Innovation teams to support supplier selection, development, and launch
Leverage big data and data science to discover patterns and solve strategic & tactical business problems using massive structured and unstructured data sets across multiple environments
Leverage analytic tools to identify new opportunities and better outcomes for the both the business and customer, help define new "ways of working"
Build and develop agile, high performing, scalable team
Provide coaching, development, training, and career planning to team
Guide team of Global Supply Category Managers to conduct quote, negotiate with suppliers, award business (with business consensus), and supplier relationship management
Coordinate with GSM leaders to define and implement corporate policies and initiatives such as but not limited to supplier diversity, supplier risk, data management, etc.
Lead, project manage, and support supplier footprint optimization - transitioning supply between regions to de-risk, dual source, and leverage competitiveness of best cost country
Provide support and leadership to ensure global sourcing synergy projects (as applicable) are identified and executed
Develop and execute global sourcing strategy to create and implement a world class supply base that meets the criteria as defined by the corporate GSM team. Criteria include the following: 6sigma quality, 100% on-time delivery, support inventory programs, offer quick lead times, competitive cost, collaboration on innovation, and conformity to our payment terms
Ensure that product costing and sourcing decisions are based upon the total cost of sourced items (Total Cost of Ownership - TCO) for example: currency exchange, freight, non-value added activities, and consideration for localized or imported sourcing
Maintain broad knowledge of worldwide market trends on relevant commodities
Work closely with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, etc) across the company to drive success
Effectively engage as an executive member of the GSM and Milacron staffs
At least 5+ years of specific experience in Supply Chain and TCO. Strong sourcing, supply management, procurement, and negotiation skills necessary.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
Great to Haves:
Manufacturing process knowledge and project management preferred.
Demonstrated success in Working Capital (inventory, terms) and Leadtime initiatives, as well as inventory management.
International experience desirable.
Lean manufacturing experience preferred.
Effective leadership and facilitation demonstrated.
Makes and meets commitments.
Physical Demands:To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.
Who we are: Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating ("MRO") supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.
Milacron is an operating company of Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose - Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ - we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.
EEO: At Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.
DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
