Commodity Manager (PCBA)

Commodity Manager Who We Are... We are driven by a passion to design and manufacture the highest quality grid-scale power converters available. Rooted in this passion, we provide our customers with inverters and DC/DC converters from 100 kW to 6 MW. EPC?s products are designed in house and manufactured in the USA. Power electronics are the core technology behind decarbonization. With major growth sectors such as renewable energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging, EPC is growing fast. EPC is headquartered in Poway, CA, a community in Northern San Diego County, with additional manufacturing facilities in Greenville, SC and additional design offices in Helsinki, Finland and Eastern USA. What We Do: EPC is located in the center of a high-tech commercial park in Poway, CA to meet the demands of its rapidly growing customer base. We are focused on developing and manufacturing robust and reliable power conversion solutions to solve real-world customer problems, and doing it in a smaller, more powerful footprint than anything else available today. We enjoy what we do, and we encourage a creative, healthy, and highly collaborative environment. Our goal is to work together as a fun, creative, and professional team; learning from and encouraging one-another as we push the state of the art forward in power electronics. The Role: The Commodity Manager?s primary function is to ensure the health & outlook of the supply chain; and support the business by creating procurement strategies and plans, based upon budgets, and coordinating project/order related materials, services, and engineering requirements with total transparency to the team. In this role, you will partner collaboratively with the engineering and operations teams to implement procurement strategies and policies, applying a structured approach. In addition, this position will support tactical execution from the selected supply chain and help maintain performance and profitability. Responsibilities: ? You will achieve your objectives by demonstrating a clear understanding of the business structure, good communications skills, a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to multitask and coordinate with various functions. ? Commodity Strategies: Develop commodity strategies with a strong focus on mechanical and electrical components including analyzing and developing sourcing strategies; spend analysis and supplier strategies. ? Supplier Relationship Management: Includes negotiating pricing, monitoring performance to agreed terms and conditions, and supplier selection. Collaborate with key suppliers to expand knowledge and identify opportunities for improvements resulting in a joint benefit to the company and supplier. Leverage supplier expertise and/or technology to harness improvements in reducing total costs. Collaborate with procurement engineering and design engineering to find the best supplier to meet the cost, quality and design requirements. ? Contractual Agreements: Develop and negotiate contractual agreements to provide price protection and supply security in consultation with legal, business, and technical functions. Execute requirements per terms of the agreements. ? Supplier Performance Management: Working with supplier quality, engage suppliers to provide long-term solutions to quality issues. Coordinate cross functional and business discussions to drive continuous improvement opportunities throughout the organization. Monitor quality and delivery performance of key suppliers. ? Risk Management: Develop supplier relationships resulting in optimized supply chain efficiencies and security of supply. Evaluate supplier's capabilities and capacities while implementing plans to ensure adequate supply of goods and services. Negotiate agreements with suppliers that mitigate or spread the overall risk. Experience Requirements: ? BS/BA in related discipline, or advanced degree, where required, or equivalent combination of education and experience ? Knowledge of mechanical and electrical components ? Experience with PCBAs as a commodity ? Excellent verbal and written communication skills ? Ability to interact with inter and intra departmental personnel, as well as management ? Strong computer skills ? Successful experience in negotiating with senior level managers ? Demonstrated understanding of entire supply chain and cost drivers ? Demonstrated data and financial analysis capability ? Cross functional/organizational project management and facilitation skills (internal and external) ? Demonstrated self-starter Salary: $110,000 -$140,000 Benefits: ? 401(k) matching ? Dental and vision insurance ? Disability insurance ? Employee assistance program ? Flexible spending account ? Health insurance ? Life insurance ? Paid time off ? Tuition reimbursement EPC Power is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

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