Supply Chain Manager

Job Description
Drive sourcing initiatives to identify and evaluate new suppliers, optimizing supply cost, quality and performance outcomes.
Design and conduct Requests for Quotation &
Proposal which impact key parts of our innovation process.
Manage multiple sourcing initiatives ensuring on time and on budget delivery.
Negotiate supplier contracts and implement process for onboarding selected vendor(s).
Proactively build strong partnerships with stakeholders in Engineering, Product Development, Operations and Finance to understand business needs and drive best supply cost/performance decisions.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with key suppliers, ensuring effective communication and collaboration to mitigate risk and optimize opportunities.
Conduct market research to stay informed about industry trends, pricing, and new product/material releases.
Position Growth
The sourcing activities for this position will interact with many teams in the business including supporting Engineering/R&
D team locate new materials, collaborate with our Quality team to confirm viability, present financial impacts to business managers and receive customer feedback from our international teams.
Travel needed for this position will include visiting international vendors to determine viability to produce high quality materials and ensure the vendor’s capabilities match our needs. Travel requirements vary through the year with many months requiring no travel and a few requiring multiple trips in a month.
Become a Portfolio Project Owner over time as you learn the business to create an impact on product development and build out supply chains that enable us to bring new products to market.
This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with teams/vendors in EU and Asia frequently.
We are open to training someone with a degree in supply chain, engineering, or business.
The position offers the unique opportunity to develop a career at a globally leading company creating products which make people healthier while living in the beautiful environment that is Bend.