Sr. Director, Supply Chain Sourcing (Hybrid)

Job Description

Job Description

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world!  We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier.  We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.  At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success.  Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day.  We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration.  With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.

This role is located in our Needham, MA HQ and requires onsite presence.

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Sr Director, Supply Chain Sourcing

We are looking for an individual who has proven experience in sourcing / procurement, including vendor selection and vendor management. This role requires an individual with broad knowledge and experience across the end-to-end supply chain, along with strong negotiation and contract management skills.  This is a high-visibility role which will partner cross-functionally to ensure a robust procurement process that delivers quality and service at the lowest total cost. Successful candidates will have strong communication skills, influencing skills, and analytical skills.  They will be motivated by a fast-paced start-up environment that requires agility and flexibility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading vendor selection activities, including RFI’s / RFP’s and contract negotiation, which deliver the best service and quality at the lowest total cost.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Product Development, Engineering, and FP&A teams to understand sourcing requirements.
• Manage vendor relationships and performance.
• Define scorecards and key metrics that drive visibility and accountability for vendor performance.
• Lead complex, cross-functional projects as required by the business—with or without a sourcing requirement.
• Ensure assumptions, risks and opportunities are identified, monitored, and reported on to ensure flawless execution.  Ensure risks have mitigations clearly outlined.
• Hold appropriate personnel accountable, including functional leaders, to deliver on agreed to actions for mitigation of risk or realization of opportunities identified. Escalate to leadership team as appropriate.
• Keep focus of the consumer and retailer experiences through each facet of supply chain sourcing.
• Identify continuous improvement and productivity opportunities across addressable spend, and lead projects to capitalize and deliver savings annually to SharkNinja.

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.

SharkNinja is voted  2022 Best Places to Work  in Boston and  100 Best Large Companies to Work For . As a subsidiary of JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (Hong Kong : 1691), a leader in small household appliance innovation, we are ranked in the top three for the  'Best ESG Management Company'  in consumer necessities sector by leading international financial magazine, Institutional Investor, in June 2022.  We strive to get smarter and are dedicated to integrating DEI in our processes, practices and policies. Some of our benefits include 4 Global DEI subcommittees, 8 Affinity Groups, 5 Business Resource Groups, Cultural Celebrations, Summer Half Day Fridays, Volunteer Impact Day / Activities, Mentorship & Coaching Programs more. Plus your first SharkNinja product is on us and you can enjoy discounted products throughout the year.

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