Director, Sourcing
Club CarJOB TITLE: Director Sourcing Club Car boasts a 60+ year history of industry-leading innovation and design, initially focused on golf cars and then expanding to commercial utility vehicles and personal-use transportation. GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION With over 60 years of innovation and design experience in producing small-wheel vehicles, Club Car is a leading manufacturer of gas and electric golf, utility, and personal transportation vehicles. Founded in 1958, the Club Car product portfolio has grown to include much more than golf cars, now encompassing vehicles for commercial and consumer markets, built with an uncompromised desire for superior performance. As an industry leader in electrification and sustainability, Club Car is proud to be at the forefront of environmentally responsible Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technologies. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES Build supply capability to increase daily production of vehicles: Stabilize tier 1 suppliers but working with those suppliers to improve operations, fix tooling, improve their ability to deliver on time, etc. Ensure that Priority Recovery actions with suppliers/categories identified as ‘high risk’ are implemented and maintained, including new tooling enhancements, dual sourcing strategies, etc. Secure supply from stable vendors with the ability to meet the vehicles per day objective. Communicate supply requirements to planning regularly Develop contingency plans/risk management program to meet any supply disruptions whether due to suppliers themselves or logistics issues Implement the New Procurement Organization and develop a capability building program: Review newly developed procurement organization structure and suggest any changes. Quickly identify talent gaps within Sourcing and develop, then execute a hiring plan. Establish KPIs, Metrics and clear roles and responsibilities for each direct report. Evaluate the organization’s performance. Determine gaps to best-in-class performance and develop a capability building program. Implement the first capability building session within allotted timeframe. Build a supplier quality capability that is effective at identifying and remedying Deliver annualized run-rate cost reduction: Address direct materials, indirect materials, and transportation. Maintain or improve service and quality levels. Institutionalize the strategic sourcing process used to deliver the savings. Work with engineering on select VAVE projects to drive savings Develop and implement supplier, commodity and sub-commodity strategies: Supplier Supplier economic models Supplier cost models Supplier risk management and mitigation strategy Supplier Score Cards 3-year plan for incumbent and potential new suppliers Dual-supply relationship plan Low-Cost Country Sourcing options Commodity Supply Market and Porter’s Five Forces analysis Commodity/market intelligence Implement policies and procedures for the Procurement organization: Define and communicate procurement processes. Define and receive approval for procurement policies and spend authorization. Define the cadence with which key activities (e.g., go to market) are conducted by the procurement organization. Implement a platforming and standardization program: Ensure that procurement is represented in the NPD process and that Club Car leverages current components in new products, where possible. Standardize components across Club Car’s products, where possible. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree and certifications preferred. Experience in managing and executing strategic initiatives with electrical commodities: including batteries, motor controllers and wiring harnesses Prior Director level procurement experience managing $350 million+ in spend. Proven turn around / restructuring record of returning margin-…