Global Value Innovation Director

Job Information

• Identify Savings and Waste Reduction Opportunities, work with appropriate organizations to implement savings.
• Program Manage Cost Modeling & VIP Program with Procurement, Operations and Product Development.
• Work with Suppliers for Collaborative Cost Model Development and Implementation.
• Use Cost Models to proactively Manage Cost Innovation (Current Production Savings / Future Product Target Setting / Engineering Changes / Price Increase Requests).
• Identify BIC (best in class) suppliers and their cost models.
• Develop Internal Manufacturing Cost Models and Benchmark vs Suppliers.
• Assist in the identification and leveraging of Strategic Suppliers.

Role & Responsibility

Cost Management

Manage The Cost Engineering Team Support The Following

• Support the organizations including Purchasing, Operations and Product Development
• Cost model development including enterprise cost models and open book collaborative cost models
• Identify waste reduction opportunities
• Perform comprehensive testing of the cost models prior to launch
• Perform costing analysis for all costing issues including current price evaluation, future product target setting, price increase management

Governance & Program Excellence

The Components Of The Plan Include The Following

Work with purchasing to develop, launch, manage a cost modeling program globally for the various required commodity types.

• Establish Process, documents, and reporting structures to drive fast implementation into purchasing practices
• Work to Tie Business to the Program
• Establish Spend to be Analyzed
• Generate Supplier Engagement List
• Train & Launch Program within Purchasing and Supply Base

VIP Program Performance

• Monitor and Report Performance to Management.
• Monitor performance in assigned area/suppliers and gap analysis to target performance.
• Implement and manage a Compliance Steering Committee for alignment and approval.

VIP Supplier - Relationship Management

• Support the Global Categories in implementing a robust VIP Supplier Management routine (development, deployment, sunstaining and improvement

Organization Capability Development on Cost Modeling

• Develop, deliver and consolidate training plans and curriculum related to cost modeling for Global Category Teams.
• Support supplier partnership program.
• Develop Long Range plan for for program integration into core internal activities (Make Buy & NPD).

Job Requirement

• Broad base procurement knowledge of business functions (Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, Product Life Cycle Management)
• Black Belt (preferred)
• Experience: 10+ years in procurement
• Practical knowledge of continuous improvement and change management.
• Overall coordination of people.
• Global Breadth: Multi-Country (>One Country)
• Prerequisite Training Course: Global Sourcing Academy (High) & Lean Six Sigma (Mid)
• Sound expertize of procurement processes and practices (Supplier Management, Procure to Pay, Purchasing, Advanced Sourcing, Category strategies, NPD, Supply Chain, Logistics)
• Highly computer literate.
• Travel Required: 25+%
• Revenue Magnitude: 5 Bil USD
• Education:
• Business Administration or Engineering Masters Degree (Allow Equivalent)
• Understanding of accounting, finance & business administration
• Project management
• Analytical thinker and problem solving.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Business process management
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Digitization and data analytics experience in global scale.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Good judgement and leadership skills.
• CPSM (preferred)

As a part of the Doosan Group, which employs more than 43,000 people in 38 countries worldwide, the company offers its customers products and solutions to help build stronger businesses and communities. Based in Seoul, South Korea, with its North America headquarters in West Fargo, North Dakota, Doosan Bobcat is a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, attachments and services. The company is committed to empowering people to accomplish more.

Doosan Bobcat North America is home to world-renowned brands, including Bobcat® compact equipment, Doosan® portable power products, Ryan® and Steiner® grounds maintenance equipment and Geith® attachments. Doosan Bobcat North America is a tradename of Clark Equipment Company.

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