Sourcing Project Manager

General Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
• Develops comprehensive project plans and manages all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training, and status reports
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
• Regularly communicates and presents project schedules, statuses, and updates to various team members and bringing solutions/opportunities
• Track and update changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Assists in performing risk management to minimize project risks

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead sourcing projects from initiation through qualification, trial production, and mass-production delivery, ensuring cost, quality, timing, and project requirements are achieved.
• Own the sourcing workstream, including supplier identification, quotation management, price and cost analysis, supplier quality readiness, risk tracking, and milestone delivery.
• Coordinate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, including Program Management, Engineering, New Product/Process Engineering, Quality, and Procurement teams.
• Lead regular project reviews with global and regional stakeholders, communicate status and risks clearly, drive issue resolution, and escalate when required.
• Apply structured project and supplier qualification methods appropriate to the relevant industry, including APQP/PPAP/FMEA or equivalent processes where applicable

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience in sourcing, project purchasing, procurement project management, supplier development, NPI sourcing, or a comparable cross-functional project role within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in automotive is preferred but not mandatory. Relevant backgrounds may include industrial products, electrical equipment, power tools, home appliances, or consumer electronics.
• Practical experience with supplier sourcing, RFQs, price and cost evaluation, supplier selection, qualification, and launch or change implementation.
• Experience in cost-reduction, value analysis/value engineering, localization, resourcing, material change, or design-change projects is highly desirable, particularly for UCR assignments.
• Knowledge of common manufacturing processes such as stamping, injection molding, assembly, and related supplier processes is preferred.
• An engineering or other technical background is preferred, with the ability to understand product, design, material, process, quality, and cost trade-offs.
• Fluent spoken and written English is required, including the ability to participate actively in international meetings, communicate directly with global stakeholders, and present project updates.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and influence cross-functional teams in a matrix organization without direct reports.
• PMP certification is beneficial but not required.

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