Job Title:  Manager, Global EMS Commodity

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of approximately $7B. AMETEK operates in a decentralized operating structure where the business units have autonomy to make decisions to maximize their independent P&L’s.  These Business Units are grouped together into Divisions by common product solutions and the Divisions are grouped into Operating Groups led by Group Presidents who report directly to the CEO.  AMETEK Corporate provides support to this structure as well as leveraging common practices where applicable.  Corporate Procurement identifies synergistic leverage opportunities to maximize AMETEK’s market and cost position.  The Electronic commodity specifically has significant synergies and leverage opportunities across AMETEK.      

As the Manager of Global EMS Commodity, you will collaborate with AMETEK businesses to aggregate and leverage AMETEK electronic spend.   You will develop, organize, communicate, influence, and lead corporate-wide strategies for the assigned electronic commodity categories.  The primary commodity category focus will be electronics manufacturing service (EMS) suppliers.  This role requires global team collaboration and utilization support of Silicon Expert and several other electronic BOM and spend data systems as well as working closely with the global support team primarily located in India.  This role will command market intelligence and strategic market changes for assigned commodity categories, communicating, collaborating, and aligning with AMETEK businesses.          

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:  

• Total Cost and Relationship owner for EMS corporate sourcing strategy and preferred suppliers.  Leverage AMETEK’s global scale to optimize EMS.
• Refine and implement the process to evaluate new EMS suppliers.  Identify and develop the appropriate new suppliers for AMETEK to leverage globally.
• Negotiate comprehensive supply agreements with AMETEK preferred suppliers.
• Refine and implement the RFQ process.  Collaborate with AMETEK Divisional and Business resources to aggregate spend.  Drive RFQ and negotiations with suppliers, overseeing activities across AMETEK Divisions/Business Units, standardizing work and utilizing AMETEK India resources to manage/analyze cost BOM data.  Leverage AMETEK’s global spend to optimize value on costs, lead-times, working capital / terms, quality, and superior service.
• Refine and implement supplier performance scorecards to drive continuous improvement.
• Refine and implement the process to manage supplier risk areas.  This includes supplier financial health/solvency, sub-tier supplier management, geopolitical risk management, business continuity plans.
• Develop & maintain executive level relationships with suppliers through structured Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Supplier Business Review (SBR) processes.  Continually refine and implement the SRM and SBR processes.
• Establish regular SRM meetings with AMETEK/supplier executive leadership.  Publish agreed upon goals and drive actions on both sides to further develop the relationships.
• Establish routine SBRs with AMETEK/supplier leadership and AMETEK divisions/business units to review supplier scorecard performance and risk mitigation plans.
• Support & help facilitate alignment of AMETEK’s in-house PCBA manufacturing operations and external EMS PCBA sourcing strategies.
• Maintain leading-edge, electronic market knowledge expertise and supply capabilities & capacity.
• Collaborate across AMETEK to ensure Divisions/Business Units update all BOMs, costs, and associated annual volumes in AMETEK systems. 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE: 

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 7 years of relevant experience managing suppliers in the electronics industry (Component OEMs, Distribution, and/or EMS PCBA).  Extensive global EMS category management experience is preferred.
• Fluent in English. Fluency in Spanish is also desired.
• Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills. 
• Experience in leading cross-functional global teams.
• Strong charismatic personality able to work within multiple team environments across various cultural backgrounds to achieve desired results.
• Superior analytical skills and data management expertise.
• Relentless pursuit of continuous improvement balanced with the ability to effectively articulate and lead willing change throughout the organization.
• Strong commitment to the highest standards of personal and professional integrity. 

TRAVEL:   30% of time, primarily within North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.

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