What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Specialist position at Mishimoto?
Supply Chain Specialist
Does the thought of ordering and purchasing the same products over and over make you yawn? Do you enjoy outside-the-box thinking and value new ways of solving old problems? Mishimoto is looking for an experienced Supply Chain Specialist to join our growing team. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will play a key role in executing our sourcing strategies, which include locating new suppliers, building, and sustaining relationships with suppliers, diversifying our supply chain, and all other sourcing related activities to ensure the company can achieve its short and long-term sourcing goals.
What you’ll do:
- Support our Product Development team with all sourcing and quoting requirements.
- Identify, research, and qualify potential suppliers internationally and domestically.
- Negotiation of costs, lead-times, tooling, payment terms, capacity, etc.
- Manage, review, and execute supply contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and other similar legal documents.
- Sourcing international suppliers and products
- Generating creative ideas for process improvement
- Can develop complex solutions and recommendations for vendor issues or opportunities using technical expertise and judgment
- Identify and estimate potential supply-chain risks and apply risk-minimizing techniques.
- Provide timely communications and data regarding suppliers and key issues
- Establish and maintain effective lines of communication with internal purchasing team.
- Self-guided and can work independently to implement vendor and customer solutions including documenting procedures, training and resolving operational issues
Your Creds:
Along with a passion for sourcing, you also have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or other closely related field
- Minimum 2 years’ experience identifying and establishing new sources for goods and manufacturing processes.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in international sourcing and supplier relations
- Expertise in sourcing design and manufactured items using processes such as casting, stamping, plastic injection molding, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to read and understand technical drawings
- CPIM certification a plus
Physical Demands & Working Conditions
- Able to travel internationally and domestically (approximately 5% of the time or less)
About Mishimoto
Mishimoto is the flagship brand of Resource Intl., an industry-leading engineering firm specializing in performance automotive products. We make the best cooling systems for our favorite performance cars. We move fast, we are driven to win, and we know it is important to create a positive environment, whether it is under the hood of a car or at an awesome place to work. Our state-of-the-art corporate campus is located in New Castle, Delaware, with four subsidiary locations worldwide.
Benefits and Perks
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 are covered – Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k) w/ 4% match, disability pay, and life insurance.
- We score – The Team Wins bonus program is tied to overall company performance goals.
- Dog Days! Bring your dog to work!
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 discriminating 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.
All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and experience required. To perform this job successfully, the worker must possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship. The Company retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.
