New Flyer - Director, Strategic Sourcing

at  NFI Group Inc

DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC SOURCING

New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader with various locations in North America. Offering the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, this position is responsible for Supplier Relationship Management, developing and setting global sourcing strategies and leading a team to execute on initiatives to drive down the total cost of materials while supporting continuous improvement in the supply chain performance. This position is a key member of the CCB (Change Control Board) responsible to manage, monitor and report reference bus material cost changes.

• Establishes the Corporate global sourcing strategies to build a reliable, cost effective and strong performing supply chain that drives a competitive advantage.
• Mentors, manages, and leads a sourcing team to achieve annual objectives.
• Leads managing strategic supplier relationships through Supplier Business Review Meetings aligning all aspects of supplier performance and cost objectives.
• Directs and manages the negotiation of long-term supply agreements with strategic suppliers to reduce the total cost of ownership.
• Ensures pricing accuracy and data accuracy within Oracle to facilitate accurate information for bidding and financial reporting.
• Directs the team in continuous spend competitive analysis to ensure best pricing across spend categories.
• Oversees the bid costing activities to support pricing meetings as well as all SRCR pricing input requirements.
• Manages compliance with Buy America, New York content, FTA DBE requirements, and other regulatory commitments.
• Project manages the evaluation, approval, and implementation of new suppliers through to a smooth transition to the Supply Team.
• Monitors and reports on system cost and price accuracy and monitors purchase price variances.