Upholstery Product Engineer Manager - China

at  Flexsteel Industries Inc

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, e-mechanical, electronic preferable. MBA is a plus.
• Preferable to have R&D working experience for motion upholstery sofa products.
• Fluent English and Chinese in both oral and written is a must.
• Proficient in Microsoft office.
• 10+ years in sourcing, purchasing, supply chain management in international manufacturing company. Experience of finish goods sourcing in home furnishing industrial - upholstery, wooden etc is a plus.
• Result-orientated, work under pressure, problem solving skill under uncertainty environment.
• Willing to travel up to 25%.

Support innovation, trouble shooting for new product development and sourcing.

• Deploy and execute the responsible category/Key components sourcing strategy from global perspective.
• Research new technologies and lead innovation projects cross the global organization. Closely with PD/Quality to evaluate, apply the new technologies into new design.
• Manage Cost (total cost) throughout product life (from sketch concept until EOL) by negotiation, bid, cost analysis, VAVE, market benchmarking etc., purchasing tactics.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationship to secure FLX business suitability and growability.
• Manage supplier performance and develop supplier to achieve continuous improvement and contribute to FLX business.
• Negotiate purchase contracting Terms & Conditions inclusive but not limited to Price, payment term, Incoterm, warranty, liability etc.
• Responsible to lead supplier qualification evaluation and regular assessment.
• Market intelligence, and provide regular report refer to the relevant market intelligence refer to commodity or industrial, do best practice benchmark analysis.
• Support Operation refer to supplier performance issue, obsolescence and excess, Leadtime etc.
• Involve and strongly support new product development with global cross-functional team to achieve a best new product launch on target cost, quality, Leadtime, etc.
• Willing to take other special project assignment.