Sr. NPI Sourcing Manager

3 days ago


San Jose, United States Align Technology Full time

About this opportunity The NPI Sr. Sourcing Manager leads the sourcing activities associated with New Product Introduction. This means partnering with R&D, Engineering, and Marketing starting in the feasibility phase through the program launch. This role will require strong understanding of the development process, IP related agreements and the ability to influence business partners to use sound sourcing processes. You will manage supplier relationships during the development of new products, negotiate commercial terms, support supplier quality, and identify potential risks to develop robust mitigation. In addition, in the early stages, you will act as a single point of contact for all supply chain matters. In this role, you will… Supply Chain single point of contact for New Product Introduction projects in early stages of NPI. Coordinate between commercial/technical/project management and all supply chain functions. Develop sourcing strategy for new products that accounts for technical needs, cost, quality and risk. Identify and manage risks associated with meeting technical and operational targets for project launches. Maintain and communicate project timelines, supplier issues and potential obstacles. Use your influencing skills to gain support from the business to implement new processes, as well as to drive compliance with those new processes. Act as an internal point of contact for supplier sourcing, supplier performance management, and supplier relationship management. Help and mentor your business partners in those areas. Negotiate supply agreements to include costing, inventory expectations, IP and any other needed terms Support technical teams in resolving supplier driven issues with the development process Develop relationships with the R&D, Engineering and Marketing team to help integrate into their planning Coordinate with Category Managers once the product launches to ensure their ability to integrate new suppliers and products into their category strategies In this role, you’ll need … 6-10 years of relevant sourcing experience Experience working with R&D and/or Engineering directly Experience working in the medical device industry or other regulated industry Medical device experience is a strong preference Science degree is a plus Global experience a plus Strong project management skills Continuous improvement experience, experience with building new processes Self-starter, demonstrated ability operate and excel in ill-defined environments requiring structure Excellent business partner engagement skills, influencing will be a key component of this role Ability to navigate through a matrixed organization



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