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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 be