Sr. Director, Procurement

The Sr. Director of Procurement is responsible for integrating and improving all of the processes and procedures within the sourcing, purchasing, bill of materials, and supply chain planning functions into one comprehensive demand-flow supply chain strategy and business model. They will provide hands-on leadership, sharp focus, and the development of strategic and tactical objectives for the accurate and successful execution of supply chain. This includes providing leadership across the organization, embracing an operational excellence philosophy, and providing a high level of customer service/satisfaction both internally and externally, while managing through widely changing workloads, greatly varying projects, and rapidly shifting priorities. This individual must be able to direct the necessary resources to meet and/or exceed all operational customer and company needs and expectations while attaining the profit margin goals of Polaris Boats. This person must exhibit excellent leadership, delegation, and problem-solving skills along with superior communication and interpersonal skills to be solutions-oriented and successfully accomplish his/her business goals.

Qualifications

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Rapidly gain an in-depth knowledge of company philosophies, products, services, processes, capabilities, customer needs, competition, and industry standards to ensure competence and credibility
• Establish, realign, and implement an integrated supply chain service which will provide the effective and cost-efficient management of materials through the supply chain including sourcing, procurement, bill of materials, planning/scheduling
• Develop and implement realistic and scalable supply chain demand-flow strategies, timetables, budgets, policies and procedures that will meet the company's goals for a completely integrated supply chain model that provides customer satisfaction, quality/reliability, growth, continuous improvement, on-time delivery and profitability
• Mentor and lead direct reports and their respective staff in the performance of their responsibilities so to attain consistent success relative to established priorities and schedules
• Ensure that your teams are technically competent, service-oriented supply chain problem solvers. Enhance the professional caliber of individuals through appropriate hiring practices, training programs, team building exercise, personnel accountability, and evaluation, and leading-by-example with a fair and consistent management style that is in a manner consistent with the positive values, integrity and culture of the company
• Develop "lean" supply chain processes, and continuous improvement methodologies to ensure reliable and constant improvements in their operational efficiency, productivity, and utilization
• Develop quality and manufacturing initiatives and implement supplier performance standards and scorecards that would measure the quality of their activities such as on-time delivery and defect rates etc. across the supplier base
• Coordinate with the sales, marketing, and research and development organizations to develop accurate sales forecasts for supply chain planning and preferred inventory levels for all standard products to assure the availability of products as defined by the company’s sales fulfillment and distribution plans
• Ensure that the Sourcing and Purchasing department provides timely procurement of externally supplied materials and finished good products that meet company specifications at the highest quality and at the lowest cost per value with just-in-time delivery
• Review, refine, oversee the company’s forecast, planning and scheduling system to ensure that the demand and supply levels are consistent, correct, and provide the proper guidance of raw materials and finished goods relative to operations productivity and schedule attainment
• Develop and institute supply chain and performance metrics, and install reliable systems to continually monitor these performance measurements to ensure improved efficiency, quality and on-time deliveries
• Keep abreast of the latest worldwide sourcing/purchasing and supply chain, developments, best practice methodologies, and advanced technologies to ensure the highest competency and impact to the business
• Partner with the Operations team to assure sufficient lead times for needed availability of raw materials, subcomponents, and finished goods
• Partner with the Engineering and Product Management teams on new product development

Skills & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Procurement/Purchasing, Materials Management, Operations, Business, or equivalent. A master's degree in a similar discipline is a plus.
• 10+ years of supply chain management experience within a dynamic and complex assembly environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP/MRP software
• Demonstrated project management and multi-tasking skills while staying detail-oriented
• History of success leading managers to achieve organizational objectives
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and build strong relationships
• Should exhibit a high level of energy, initiative, and problem-solving skills that lead to the implementation and achievement of timely results
• Having knowledge of offshore/international procurements and transportation logistics is important
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills are a must
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Ensures that all supply chain and logistical goals such as on-time delivery of raw materials and products, quality/reliability of products, parts and materials, safety and profitability are achieved and/or surpasses on time and within budget
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to reduce raw material shortages, total procurement costs, and improve inventory turns
• Help lead initiatives to review and analyze core competencies and best practices to determine the efficiency of the procurement/purchasing process and "make/buy" decisions
• Develop processes for inventory transactions to implement a perpetual inventory system