Sourcing Manager, Npi and Product Lifecycle

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
**Position Summary**

This position is a people manager role leading the new product introduction and Lifecycle management team. Accountable for NPI sourcing and Industrialization activities planning, encompassing developing product line sourcing strategy. Drive sourcing process improvements, interface with Strategic Sourcing Commodity teams and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholder to meet the NPI project targets. Continually develop and upgrade team’s capabilities and performance.

**Key responsibilities**

**NPI and Industrialization Process**
- Lead early supplier technical engagement and supplier involved NPI cost improvement activities. Support NPI team’s product cost targets.
- Interface and build strong working relationships with, Development Engineering, New Product Producibility Engineering, Sourcing, Supplier Quality, Industrialization Planning, Component Engineering, Business Unit Management, Operations Management, Marketing and Finance.
- Drive NPI sourcing and Industrialization process improvements through elimination of variation and waste, focusing on continuous process improvement.
- Reduce product risk through proper sourcing strategy execution. Drive use of ‘Preferred’ suppliers. Provide NPI team with supply chain risk assessments which include obsolescence, delivery, currency, logistics, political and other risks.
- Measure and track sourcing strategy execution impact on the product and the business (i.e. product cost reductions achieved, percent of parts awarded to ‘Preferred’ suppliers, lead time improvement, risk mitigation, etc.).
- Integrate and streamline Industrialization process activities with the global strategy

**Cross-Functional Engagement**
- Actively participate in various business team meetings. Represents the voice of the Sourcing and OES organization when applicable.
- Project manages the communication and activities between the business teams and the Sourcing organization. (i.e. source selection, supplier negotiations, sourcing strategy development, non-disclosure agreements (NDA), supplier issue resolution, etc.)

**People and Talent Management**
- Attract, develop and retain the Sourcing talent base
- This is a cross-functional leadership role with responsibility for project management and accountability for deadlines, results and metrics.
- Develop performance objectives and conduct performance reviews with direct reports. Participate in career planning and development discussions with each direct report through regularly scheduled one on one meetings.
- Facilitate a culture in which everyone can do their best work through inclusion, engagement and retention.
- Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.

**Integration with SSO (Strategic Sourcing Organization)**
- Drive Sourcing process improvements through elimination of variation and waste, focusing on continuous process improvement.
- Lead the Supply Chain Assessment and drive NPI Supply Chain Readiness in Rockwell Automation’s Common Product Development (CPD) process.
- Facilitates the establishment of supply management parameter guidelines with buyers and planners. (i.e. production authorization agreements, lot size, lead time, logistics, packaging, etc.)
- Collaborate with the Sourcing organization to provide market information to the NPI team (i.e. supplier technology roadmaps, price and availability trends, benchmarking results, etc.).
- Ensure thorough familiarity with policies and procedures relating to NPI Sourcing and standards of business conduct.
- Comply with all Rockwell Automation policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

**Education and Experience Requirements**
- Degree in Engineering Preferred, Supply Chain or equivalent technical discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of Sourcing/Procurement Project Management, Product Launch or Supply Chain operation management experiences, with at least 5 years’ experience in people manager role.
- Project Management (PMP) certification required.
- SAP experience and lead process experience desired.

**Key Competency Requirements**
- Highly effective coach and mentor whose ability to attract, develop and retain talent.
- This individual must have the ab