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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.
Sonos is currently seeking a Contract Manufacturing Manager that is responsible for the overall commercial and operational relationship of our strategic Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners. You will be responsible for creating and executing strategies that enable Sonos' supply chain to adapt and scale to accommodate business growth. You will lead cross-functional efforts such as negotiating commercial agreements, costs and optimizing the collaboration between the teams and CMs ensuring quality, delivery, costs, lead-times and responsiveness objectives are met. You will work closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal and other cross-functional teams to create an efficient and robust supply chain.
What You’ll Do
Develop and lead global sourcing strategies, ensuring cross-functional alignment and establishing global scalability.
Manage supplier relationships and successfully close complex negotiations including contract negotiations, statements of work, pricing, development and manufacturing support, among other terms
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements to meet both technical, operational and commercial requirements
Actively look for cost optimization opportunities and lead cross-functional efforts to achieve it
Influence CM's manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in beneficial and sustainable ways
Comprehend the technical aspects of production and equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization
Negotiate MVA, NRE and CaPEx costs to ensure best-in-class cost for our products
Create advanced analytics and data-driven approaches to improve supplier performance
Evaluate technical and business risks, analyze based on the data and create mitigation plans/alternatives
Lead complex engagements on supplier partnerships and strategies with Sonos' senior leadership
Collaborate with cross functional teams throughout development builds, end-to-end costs evaluation, supplier engagements, and all other items associated with executing a successful launch
Be able to manage multiple projects and responsibilities in parallel
What You’ll Need
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or equivalent
7+ years work experience in sourcing related field
Top-notch negotiation skills
Experience in consumer electronics
Demonstrated ability to apply analytical techniques to problem solving
Strategic thinker and result oriented
Natural leadership competencies; influences cross functional teams through style and subject matter expertise
An ability to balance business and technical objectives in decision making
Ability to effectively work in multicultural global business environment
Preferred Qualifications
MBA Preferred
Travel within US as well as internationally up to 20% of the time
Outstanding skills and proven track record of delivering results through collaboration with other functions including Engineering, Finance, Legal and other Supply Chain functions to ensure that cross-functional objectives are achieved
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