Director, Purchasing

Woodbridge is a privately-owned company offering innovative material technologies for applications in automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare and building products. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also offers a full array of services including: chemical research and development, product and process engineering, tooling, technical support and accredited laboratory testing. Woodbridge operates more than 46 facilities across 9 countries—employing over 7,500 teammates and serving more than 600 customers worldwide.
 

Job Grade: Director (D1) 

Business Unit: Corporate 

 

 

Role Purpose:

 

• Drive and deliver global sourcing strategy for components and MRO leveraging sustainable suppliers in low-cost jurisdictions resulting in the highest quality parts at the most competitive cost
• Lead team of Global Components purchasing, MRO and Supplier Quality Assurance(SQA) to ensure suppliers deliver on time, within budget and within quality specifications whilst maintaining continuity of supply
• Maintain positive supplier relations, negotiate best cost contracts and monitor supplier performance
• Develop and monitor cost-reduction strategies and alternative sourcing strategies
• Leverage the company’s buying power to optimize costs, access new suppliers, reduce lead times and guarantee supply

 

Major Responsibilities and Activities

 

People & Team

 

• Lead the Global components purchasing, MRO, Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) disciplines to achieve service and performance objectives, develop best in class processes
• Work with cross functional disciplines and multiple regions to optimize purchases
• Lead Woodbridge Production System (WPS) for Global purchasing and SQA
• Responsible for global standardization compliance, ensuring legislative and regulatory requirements are met
• Update, define and develop purchasing policies, standards and procedure and ongoing gap closure monitoring
• Support Commercial and business segment teams as the global components purchasing lead, approval of global components cost structure for new program quotations
• Lead, manage and mentor the global team to meet all global purchasing, SQA objectives, strategies, and tactical execution
• Ensure corporate strategic objective alignment and performance targets are established and achieved
• Provide direction for ongoing new supplier development, strategic and diverse sourcing strategies, to achieve the launch of one new development product per year, increasing sales awards – Diversity Supplier Development Council member
• Development of the department training programs and courses, enabling opportunities for advancement and a more dynamic purchasing and quality team

 

Performance, Cost & Customers/suppliers

 

• Develop strategic sourcing strategies including cost-reduction strategies and alternative sourcing strategies
• Develop and manage pipeline/network of suppliers to ensure there is continuity of supply and availability of alternate sourcing based on qualifications, performance, lead times, customer service/support, cost and in accordance with sustainability and ethical purchasing standards
• Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance on a continuous basis
• Encourage continuous improvement in competitive bidding practices
• Develop and Implement Global Components Purchasing, MRO objectives, strategies and establish overall performance targets, inclusive of cost reduction, covering all Business Segments, commodities, services and supplier processes
• Support Business segment customers ensuring continuity of supply and work with suppliers on any quality disputes and to reduce lead times
• Develop SQA objectives and achieve world class quality and meet TS / IATF regulations
• Develop further insourcing components strategies, through validation of cost models, global benchmarking, leverage of spend, raw materials tracking, to maintain and control significant cost drivers
• Strategic alignment with new product development, supporting corporate objectives for new product launches, strengthening, aligning the supply chain to reduce total product cost and improve WFC value added position
• Establish and report on measurable performance metrics tied to reported financials, to executive leadership and the board of directors
• Development of overall vendor base and spend report system to improve data collection

 

Administrative

 

• Ensure compliance of global purchase order terms and conditions, and the supplier quality manual, monitor and maintain gap closure working with in-house council
• Approval of component purchasing spot buy PO’s an