Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions

At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary:

The position has global remit and acts as the liaison for all supply chain matters associated with assigned customers and/or market segments. The position is aligned with the market segments and works closely with the Business Development Executives, assigned customers, manufacturing sites associated with those assigned customers as well as all other aspects and departments supporting the business. The position also provides supply chain architecture and design for the customers as needed and provides supply chain leadership for engineering design activities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide global supply chain leadership in the supply chain strategy development for assigned customers
• Partner with Business Development Executives in the process of developing new and existing customer relationships via sales effort support and meetings
• Gains deep understanding of customer's product, markets, critical schedules, KPIs and critical to success elements in order to facilitate and communicate customer requirements throughout the Benchmark value chain

o Provide supply chain architecture and design services

o Supplier selection - Assist sourcing where possible as part of supply chain design

o Influence product and component design for total cost of ownership and supply chain design

o Identify cost reduction opportunities within the design to support the customer

o Look for opportunities for Benchmark design engineering to support the customer

• Facilitates strategic sourcing initiatives in support of assigned business

o Develop close working relationship with sourcing teams (Site level and corporate level)

o Identify missing sourcing requirements, collaborate with global sourcing to identify suppliers to fill requisites

• Provides initial Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input and recommends ideas to drive lowest total cost of ownership for the product
• Ensures proper establishment of new supplier relationships for assigned customers as appropriate where Benchmark preferred suppliers are utilized, or where Benchmark is sourcing new suppliers for customer's products

o Act as conduit for Benchmark preferred supplier network and key/critical suppliers for product

o Identify suppliers and/or supplier capabilities required to support product/business

o Utilize Benchmark global preferred supplier network where possible

o Provide suppliers feedback on quote performance. Include corporate sourcing and corporate quote groups the same feedback

• Interfaces with Benchmark and supplier manufacturing sites as required

o Support continuous improvement for the supply chain strategy including the product, product's market and customer

o Collaborate with site on strategies and executables

o Develop close working relationships with Site GM, Site Directors and CFT Supply Chain Analysts.

o Assist site with strategic quotes

• Interfaces with Design Engineering as required

o Listen closely to the customer for product, market and business needs to act as the interface with design

o Provide input/direction on design changes which optimize supply chain performance for product/ business

o Collaborate with the design team to align with customer expectations

• Support quoting initiatives

o Develop close working relationship with quote teams (site level and Corporate)

o Establish Supply Chain Design and Strategy. Provide direction on preferred suppliers and quoting strategy aligned via supply chain Design and Strategy

o Oversee quoting activities to ensure supplier quotes are competitive and aligned with business objectives for profitability, cash performance and customer satisfactions

• Provide global supply chain leadership to sites as related to assigned customers
• Foster and maintain a sound and reliable working relationship with all suppliers and respective management, resolving any major material problem that may arise
• Responsible for the selection, training, developing and reviewing of subordinates; Recommend hiring, terminating and/or other changes in status of subordinate personnel
• Oversee prioritization of assignments; Plan, budget, organize and direct flow of work to meet both internal and external expectations
• Lead staff through effective hiring, developing, utilization, inspiration and counseling
• Implement company policies for Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
• Ensure a work environment that will foster openness, commitment, discipline, career growth and both an internal and external customer focus
• Maintain a current best practice knowledge and deployment within Supply Chain management
• Regularly participate in and utilize leading best practice resources to continually upgrade function and employees' capabilities
• All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.

Other information:

• 4 year degree strongly preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management
• 10+ years of progressive experience across all supply chain disciplines
• 5+ years in both direct and indirect leadership roles
• Demonstrate experience in complex customer and manufacturing environments• Strong negotiating and partnering skills
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate effective analytical, planning and organizational skills
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidences
• Demonstrate effective problem solving skills and the ability to make sound business decisions
• Strong leadership skills and ability to develop, lead and inspire teams
• Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required
• Ability to exercise discretion and independently drive solutions to complex business issues
• Understanding of the total business operation to include material procurement, order entry, forecasting, manufacturing, invoicing, customer returns, inventory levels and on-time delivery
• Ability to be an effective leader in change management
• Ability to effectively mentor coworkers
• Demonstrate effective risk management and project management skills
• Demonstrated complex project management skills to Lead, or at least participate in, a continuous improvement activity with complete documentation including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format
• Available for travel up to 40-70% of the time
• See job analysis forms for specific physical stressors of the job

Education: 4 year degree strongly preferred

Geographical Location: Arizona:Tempe

Physical Location: Tempe, AZ - Headquarters

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1630

Full Time

In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.

Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.

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