Strategic Procurement Specialist

3 weeks ago

Shanghai, Shanghai, China Sonos, Inc. Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Buyer Planner to join our team at Sonos, Inc. In this role, you will be responsible for working closely with reverse logistics engineering and manufacturing engineering to identify minimum subassembly levels required to support in-region refurbishment and repair.

Key Responsibilities

  • Buy and source raw materials both domestically and internationally, partnering with internal teams to drive procurement strategy reducing total cost of ownership for b-stock components.
  • Maintain inventory levels at agreed safety stock levels to ensure clear to build is maintained.
  • Review inventory levels, return forecasts in conjunction with production plans to maintain adequate inventory levels and avoid overages.
  • Create new B-Stock BOMs to support refurbishment and repair.
  • Lead last time buys for reverse logistics to ensure continuity of component supply through b-stock lifecycle.
  • Establish post EOL sourcing solutions directly with suppliers.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and meet regularly with key suppliers.
  • Partner with GSMs, MPMs and Product Ops to improve b-stock component procurement processes.
  • Manage logistics of b-stock component globally, ensuring logistics costs are optimized for and we maximize full containers and distribute components efficiently.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing & assembly processes.
  • Thorough experience with Excel and ability to analyze large amounts of data quickly.
  • Experience with ERP procurement such as Oracle, SAP.
  • Strong communication, presentation and program management skills.
  • Good communication skills in English both written and oral.
  • Good teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexible hours.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, economics, finance.
  • Excellent analytical, excel, program management, presentation and negotiation skills.
  • A passion for process improvement and cost savings.
  • Experience with SAP S4 Hana.
  • Experience with Arena.
  • Proven track record of collaboration with both technical and non-technical teams.
  • Familiarity and experience of returns management, technical reverse logistics operations (screening, refurb/repair).

We appreciate your interest in joining Sonos, Inc. Your profile will be reviewed, and we will be in touch once we have an update.

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