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Director, Sourcing & Quality Assurance
American Outdoor
Columbia, MO, United States
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At American Outdoor Brands, we are proud to offer some of the most popular names in the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiast markets!
We are dedicated to creating, growing, and preserving strong consumer brands that deliver innovative and high-quality products. Our efforts focus on meeting the needs of consumers who have a passion for the adventure, freedom, and personal inspiration offered by embracing the great outdoors. We have successfully grown from a single firearms operating division founded in 1852 under the iconic Smith & Wesson brand to four operating divisions today.
With more than 18 highly respected consumer brands -- and growing -- we are well positioned to serve the large outdoor lifestyle products market opportunity. American Outdoor Brands Corporation represents our enhanced strategic direction, our broad range of product offerings, and our plan to continue building upon our portfolio of strong American brands. American Outdoor Brands Corporation serves as the holding company for the historic Smith & Wesson Corp., Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., and Crimson Trace Corporation, which represent our firearms, manufacturing services, accessories, and electro-optics divisions.
We have only just begun our journey toward achieving our vision of being the leading provider of high-quality products for the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiast. This large and growing market is populated by active lifestyle consumers who pursue their activities with passion and seek out brands they can trust. With a track record of creating, preserving, and acquiring respected brands, we remain committed to our future growth -- focusing on brands that best support the needs and lifestyle of our valued customers.
American Outdoor Brands (and its affiliates) is an equal opportunity employer, and considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, military service, application for military service, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. Candidates must possess proper authorization to work in the United States and, where applicable, to possess technical data as defined in the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR 120.10.
American Outdoor Brands is looking for a Director of Global Sourcing & Quality Assurance to build and lead a team of sourcing and quality professionals in support of Customer Satisfaction and Product Development. The ideal candidate will drive global sourcing and quality strategy, execution, and harmonization of best practices while creating and implementing a vision for continual improvement of global procurement processes, assist in costing negotiations and ensure flawless execution of programs. In addition, this role will be responsible for building quality assurance best practices to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Build and lead a team of sourcing and quality professionals both in the US and overseas
• Create a strategic global vision for the Sourcing and Quality teams
• Oversee the cross-functional partnership between the Sourcing & Quality teams and Product Development including finding and vetting new vendors as well as managing a robust vendor matrix to support the PD strategic plan
• Work collaboratively with key business partners to establish methodologies to resolve sourcing process issues
• Continuously improve processes, drive cost reduction, and vendor partnerships
• Cross-functionally support the Supply Chain teams by reviewing agreements, quality standards, and managing program execution
• Responsibility of RFQ/RFP processes when needed to support both the Supply Chain team and the Product Development Team
• Overseeing overall product quality and testing for the company
• Work closely with Supply Chain team to support on-time delivery into the Fulfillment Center
• Develop and execute the Annual Sourcing Effectiveness Plan
• Work safely and report work related injuries immediately
• Other duties as assigned
NOTE:This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Sourcing, Supply Chain, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience with at least 5 in a leadership/managerial capacity
Competencies and Skills:
• Thorough understanding of Global Sourcing, Product Costing, and Quality Assurance
• Ability to manage and develop cross-functional teams
• Experience managing work effectively through both direct and indirect reports
• Understanding of hard lines and soft line sourcing and quality
• Able to create strategic plans and execute them
• Proficiency in the written and spoken use if the English language
• Flexibility to travel is a must, including abroad
Physical Demands:
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Some work is required in "off-hours" for business meetings/company events.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time in front of a computer.
• Ability to move about facility on regular basis to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing or walking.
• Visual and hearing acuity.
• Travel approximately 30% including international and US
NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:
• General office environment, with some exposure to plant environment, with fork lift and other general hazards.
• Exposure to the outdoors, unstable ground, and some climbing.
Benefits include competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee and qualifying dependents as well as 401(k) with company match, Profit Sharing plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, product discounts, and generous paid time off.