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The role owns supplier qualification, process and tooling performance, and cost/negotiation strategy for the plastics commodity, partnering closely with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality to ensure supply continuity and part quality for a regulated, high-growth product portfolio.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nOwn the China plastics commodity strategy, including injection-molded, extruded, and thermoformed components, engineering resins, and associated tooling/molds.\nSource, qualify, and manage plastics suppliers across molding, tooling, and resin compounding, including on-site technical audits of molding capability (tonnage range, cavitation, cleanroom/class requirements).\nLead RFI/RFQ processes and cost breakdown (should-cost) analysis for molded parts, decomposing quotes into resin/material cost, cycle time, tooling amortization, labor, and overhead/margin.\nManage the full tooling lifecycle: mold ownership and asset tracking, tool transfer between vendors, tool build/T0-T1 tryout schedules, preventive maintenance, and end-of-life/mold disposition.\nPartner with Manufacturing and Quality Engineering on DFM/DFA reviews, mold-flow analysis, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ, PPAP/FAI) to resolve warpage, shrinkage, sink marks, flash, and dimensional/cosmetic defects.\nLead new supplier onboarding and qualification, support quality with supplier audits, and validate/monitor supplier production capacity to ensure supplier continuity. \nNegotiate contracts and pricing mechanisms with suppliers, including resin index/price pass-through clauses, tooling amortization terms, MOQs, and total landed cost.\nDrive supplier performance management (SQE scorecards, PPM/Cpk, on-time delivery) and lead corrective action (8D/CAPA) for plastics-related quality escapes.\nQualify and maintain dual/second-source suppliers for critical plastic components to mitigate single-source and geopolitical/supply-continuity risk.\nSupport New Product Introduction (NPI) by selecting molders early in development, driving DFM feedback, and managing engineering change notices (ECNs) through production.\nEnsure supplier compliance with material traceability, RoHS/REACH, and other applicable regulatory and customs/import-export requirements.\nUphold internal and external policies, regulations, and laws.\nFollow regulatory requirements and ISO 13485.\nWhat You'll Bring to the Team [Competency/Qualifications]\nB.S. in Mechanical/Industrial/Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.\n8+ years' experience in strategic sourcing or supplier/category management, with a significant focus on plastics/injection molding commodities.\nHands-on technical knowledge of injection molding and extrusion processes, mold design/construction, and engineering thermoplastics/resins (e.g., PC, ABS, POM, PP, PEEK, LCP, TPE).\nDemonstrated experience managing mold tooling assets, including tool transfers, amortization schedules, and multi-cavity tool qualification.\nWorking knowledge of PPAP/FAI, process capability (Cpk), mold-flow simulation, and root-cause/corrective-action methodologies (8D, fishbone, 5-why).\nStrong should-cost and cost breakdown analysis skills for molded/extruded components.\nFluent Mandarin and English, with the ability to work directly and technically with China-based molders and tooling shops.\nExperience with RFI/RFQ implementation and execution.\nSuperb communication skills.\nAdvanced ability to collaborate and negotiate.\nExcellent organizational and time management skills.\nExceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities.\nWillingness to travel within China (and occasionally internationally) to audit, develop, and maintain supplier relationships.\nAble to analyze, prepare, and deliver presentations to management. Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. 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