At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.Role Summary At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives. Global Commodity Managers - Electro Mechanical, are responsible for commercial relationships with suppliers for cost negotiations, continuity of supply, driving sourcing strategy, risk mitigation and diversification of supply chain maps. GCMs will work closely with engineering, operations, materials, quality as well as design team to execute product launch to EOL. Candidates in this role must be interested in market dynamics, innovative technology so can lead strategies together with internal and external stakeholders. What You'll Do:Manage supplier relationships and commercial activities such as business reviews, RFQs, and roadmap discussions Develop thorough commodity and business strategies. Establish commodity strategic direction by working with our technical teams, understanding the technical and the necessary business requirements that allow for a competitive advantage and position us for profitable growth. This requires a deep understanding of the supply base, technical needs and cost structures. Build robust supply chains based on requirements and needs at the most basic levels of our supply chain to ensure that we have a complete and thorough understanding of the Sonos supply chainEnsure continuity of supply. Set up long-term/ short-term capacity planning with supplier, partner with Material team to schedule supply to meet Sonos’s component demandCollaborate with Product design and Engineering teams to review initial specifications of the parts/modules recommend sources to influence technical decisions in early phase of the program Be able to manage multiple projects in parallel Evaluate technical and business risks, analyze based on the data and create mitigation plans/alternativesNeed to support management of development builds, materials, and any risk to execute successful ramp in NPI stage Partner with the Advanced technology and Engineering team to evaluate and develop new technologies using new materials, processes, and features. Collaborate with cross functional teams - Engineering, Quality, Material, Advanced technology, Finance. What You'll NeedBasic Qualifications:BS/BA degree 5+ years work experience in sourcing related field Top-notch negotiation skills Ability to influence cross functional teams Demonstrated ability to apply analytical techniques to problem solvingStrategic thinker and result orientedNatural leadership competencies; influences others through style and subject matter expertiseAn ability to balance business and technical objectives in decision makingExcellent English communication/presentation skillsAbility to effectively work in multicultural global business environmentPreferred Qualifications:MBA Preferred Bachelor degrees in mechanical engineering/electrical engineering/supply chain managementTravel within China domestic as well as internationally up to 20% of the time Experience in consumer electronics is a plus Experience in systems - Tableau, G suite, Arena, MRP, SAP Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience.
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