Sourcing Engineer with Gilbarco

Roles & Responsibilities

• Frequently participate in and leads continuous improvement workshops (kaizens) with team members to improve quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Achieve department performance goals (i.e. On Time Delivery, Inventory Turns, Inventory Accuracy, Material Flows).
• Assist in cost reduction projects and implementation of new product / engineering changes.
• Kanban Management including: creation, maintenance, audits and presentation.
• Reports to Materials Director and / or Focus Factory Manager
• Works directly with Strategic Buyer, Commodity Manager, Manufacturing Engineers, Area Administrators, Focus Factory Managers, Design Engineers, Material Planners, Cell Operators, and members of Management.

Generic Managerial Skills

• Quality First: Plan & execute accurate, complete, timely, and reliable work. Integrity never compromised.
• Respect for People: Appreciates diversity in experience, heritage, education, organization level and gender. Excellent communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Teamwork: Collaborative with customers, suppliers & associates at all levels towards mutual objectives. Excellent communication skills to work with operators, peers, and management. Functions effectively as a team member and a recognized leader in fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Customer Focus: Makes customers a primary focus, develops and sustains loyal, productive relationships.

Education

• Bachelor's Science in Business Logistics or Operations Management (required) (master's level degree preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years materials planning experience.
• Experience with Kanban methodology required