Mishimoto is the flagship brand of Resource Intl., the world leader in performance cooling products, was created for automotive enthusiasts by automotive enthusiasts. Established in 2005, we have two decades of experience in working toward our goal of providing superior cooling system upgrades. Mishimoto has produced a line of upgrades to fit nearly any application including, sport compacts, powersports, trucks, Jeeps, muscle vehicles, daily drivers, and the classics.
Mishimoto's corporate headquarters is located in an 67,610 sq. ft. office, warehousing facility and state of the art engineering studio, where we have assembled the industry's cutting-edge tools for evaluating Mishimoto test vehicles in Garnet Valley, PA. This one-of-a-kind facility allows us to maintain a leading position in our industry. With another office in Sparks, Nevada, as well as international locations in Stourbridge, UK and Yangzhou City, China. We have built an unprecedented global infrastructure for the benefit of all our worldwide customers.
Our employees love our workplace because:
It’s a gearhead’s dream – Design and develop performance automotive products for the car scene.
We make way for play – Attend wine and cheese gatherings and hit up our favorite events, from drift to autocross to classic car shows.
We take a breather – Enjoy an in-house gym, massage chair, and healthy-snack vending machine.
Our workplace is beautiful – Work in an office designed to stimulate creative thinking.
The employee discounts rock – Get exclusive access to Mishimoto products and discounts from our partners.
The bennies – Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k) w/ 4% match, disability pay, and life insurance.
We score – bonus program is tied to overall company performance goals.
Dog Days! Bring your dog to work every day!
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Job Summary:
Mishimoto is looking for an experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager. In this role you will report to the CPO and bring strategy and your expert skills to our sourcing efforts. You will strengthen our supply plan through a focus on vendor partnerships, risk management, reliability, quality and cost effectiveness.
What You’ll Do:
Explore and obtain new sources, methods, and suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of materials.
Continuously seek ways to reduce risk, lower costs, and improve quality.
Partner cross functionally to find and negotiate cost-saving opportunities with suppliers.
Lead our supplier identification, supplier management, supplier negotiation, and supplier development efforts. You will work with and provide direction to existing regional Procurement and QC partners.
Ensuring we have multiple sources and redundancy in our supply plan you will work to develop and qualify additional geographically diverse suppliers and reduce risk
Partner with Product Engineering and Project Management teams to identify critical supplier capabilities for NPD pipeline and existing SKUs to deliver on time, on cost and on spec raw materials and finished goods.
Establish supplier scorecards, KPI’s, metrics and dashboards to monitor and measure supplier performance. You drive YOY improvement, flag concerns and wins to elevate them to senior management.
Identify opportunities for supplier rationalization and consolidation.
Work with operations and other teams to support logistics and balancing of workloads to achieve company goals
Assess supply-chain risks, in particular changes in global dynamics, present proposals for mitigation, and lead the execution of the plan.
On-site visits to key potential suppliers during development and on-boarding, and ongoing as needed.
Develop, collect, and maintain supplier audit records, supply agreements, and other supplier-related documentation.
Creates strategy and objectives for the sourcing function. Identifies and proposes resources required to achieve objectives, thoughtfully considering proposals for internal hiring, 3rd party support, including domestic and international alternatives.
Other duties as assigned.
Extra Credit
MBA
Experience with NetSuite
Understanding of Lean, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma Principles
You are Good At:
Incredible business acumen.
Strong negotiation and resolution skills
Technical understanding of manufactured goods as required to qualify suppliers.
Who You Are:
Results driven.
Team player: assist cross-departmentally as needed to support company growth.
Physical Demands & Working Conditions
Requires flexibility, including hours availability to work outside a Monday – Friday 8:00 – 5:00 pm schedule as needed.
Normal office environment
Mishimoto is made up of people with many different backgrounds and lifestyles, and we like it that way. We invite applications from people of all stripes. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences that people imagine to discriminate against one another. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's anything we can do to make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate.
Your Creds:
Bachelor’s Degree is in Business, Supply Chain, Sourcing or related field.
7+ Years experience in global sourcing and purchasing of manufactured goods
Ability and willingness to travel globally. Estimated up to 25% travel required.
About MishimotoMishimoto is the flagship brand of Resource Intl., the world leader in performance cooling products, was created for automotive enthusiasts by automotive enthusiasts. Established in 2005, we have two decades of experience in working toward our goal of providing superior cooling system upgrades. Mishimoto has produced a line of upgrades to fit nearly any application including, sport compacts, powersports, trucks, Jeeps, muscle vehicles, daily drivers, and the classics. Mishimoto's corporate headquarters is located in a 67,610 sq. ft. office, warehousing facility and state of the art engineering studio, where we have assembled the industry's cutting-edge tools for evaluating Mishimoto test vehicles in Garnet Valley, PA. This one-of-a-kind facility allows us to maintain a leading position in our industry. With another office in Sparks, Nevada, as well as international locations in Stourbridge, UK and Yangzhou City, China, we have built an unprecedented global infrastructure for the benefit of all our worldwide customers. Benefits and PerksOur employees love our workplace because:•It’s a gearhead’s dream – Design and develop performance automotive products for the car sc...ene.•We make way for play – Attend Wine and Cheese gatherings and hit up our favorite events, from drift to autocross to classic car shows.•We take a breather – Enjoy an in-house gym, massage chair, and healthy-snack vending machine.•Our workplace is beautiful – Work in an office designed to stimulate creative thinking. •The employee discounts rock – Get exclusive access to Mishimoto products and discounts from our partners.•The bennies – Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k) w/ 4% match, disability pay, and life insurance. •We score – The bonus program is tied to overall company performance goals.•Dog Days! Bring your dog to work every day!