Sourcing Manager
The Sourcing Manager will be responsible for securing the materials needed for product development and mass production. This includes strategic sourcing and purchasing, supplier relationship management, and ensuring cost-effectiveness. You will be working as part of the Neural DSP production team located in Helsinki, Finland.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure material availability for development projects, including creating purchase orders, tracking deliveries, and managing logistics as needed.
- Collaborate with manufacturing partners to guarantee material availability for mass production.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date material information and costs in Bills of Materials (BOMs).
- Manage supplier and material code setup within the ERP.
- Contribute to material forecasting from a sourcing perspective, as part of sales and operations planning.
- Prepare and lead supplier meetings.
- Identify, assess, and manage supply chain risks related to material availability, structure, cost competitiveness, and flexibility.
- Negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers.
- Evaluate and select new suppliers.
- Monitor supplier performance and address any issues.
Requirements:
- Sourcing and Procurement: Deep knowledge of sourcing strategies, procurement processes, and best practices.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, including negotiation, evaluation, and performance monitoring.
- Supply Chain Management: Understanding of the overall supply chain, including logistics, inventory management, and risk mitigation.
- Material Management: Experience with managing materials, including tracking, forecasting, and cost control.
- Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation skills to secure favorable pricing and contracts with suppliers.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make informed decisions related to sourcing and supply chain.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Project Management: Ability to manage projects, including timelines, budgets, and resources.
- Risk Management: Capacity to identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks.
- Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with Bills of Materials (BOMs) and experience with ERP/MRP systems for managing materials and supplier information.
- Education: Bachelor or Masters degree.
- Language skills: Fluent spoken and written communication in English.
- Team
- Manufacturing and Supply chain
- Locations
- Factory
Factory
About Neural DSP Technologies Oy
Neural DSP comprises a multidisciplinary team of experts solely focused on accelerating the state of the art in music production solutions.
We are working relentlessly at advancing and incorporating the latest developments in electronics engineering, digital signal processing, user interface, and user experience design, embedded systems, and machine learning into the music industry.
Our mission is to design the next generation of both audio software and hardware products in order to empower musicians’ creativity to expand alongside technology.
Sourcing Manager
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