Assistant Sourcing Manager

Job ID: 5111

Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

Job Overview:

This position is to source and manage qualified suppliers. To make sure suppliers provide cost competitive and superior quality products and deliver on time. To realize the company’s annual productivity target, and other KPIs such as payment term extension, supplier agility, lead time reduction etc.

Job Duties:

• Supplier Qualification- Assist the Sourcing Manager/Director on new supplier qualification process. Identify, qualify, and develop cost competitive, socially compliant suppliers, with matched capabilities to product types.
• Cost Management- Negotiate and finalize costs with suppliers on existing products, manage RFQ process for new products and drive suppliers to meet with target prices set by business. Develops and implements cost-reduction programs to drive more productivity.
• Supplier Management: Owner of supplier relationship. Managing and driving improvement of suppliers’ performance. Use supplier scorecard and quarterly supplier business review meetings to manage suppliers’ performance on cost competitiveness, quality, supply chain, social compliance and C-TPAT. Conduct annual financial audit and hold annual capacity review meeting to mitigate supply risks.
• Work with supply chain team on negotiating inventories, lead time, capacity, MOQ, and production schedules with suppliers.
• Work with international product management, sourcing and engineering teams for development of new products and modification of existing products. Make sure NPD projects are delivered on time, on cost and on quality. Manage key milestones for each NPD project and clear up roadblocks with suppliers for other functional teams during project development process.
• Work with International sourcing team on assignment and prioritization of sourcing projects, negotiate with suppliers on payment terms and supply agreement.
• Work with relative departments to ensure compliance with company standards, procedures, etc., assist supply chain team in expediting issues for initial delivery. Negotiating with suppliers on quality claims/compensations.
• Manage company assets and tooling
• Work with Corporate COE team on various sourcing projects.
• Make routine visits to suppliers, help improve supplier’s internal management through daily communication
• Liaison for product development needs and supply base, continually challenges suppliers for product innovation, new materials and applications to ensure the company is cutting edge of product development.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree on Engineering, English or International Trade
• 5 years or above experience in sourcing and purchasing
• Consumer or outdoor products experience is preferred

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.