Global Project Manager, Direct Categories

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue of over $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, consumable supplies, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainable Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 60 years, our team of approximately 24,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com. 

Dover Corporation is seeking an individual to join our Global Sourcing team to support strategic sourcing of Direct categories: Build-to-Print components such as Castings, Forgings and Machined Components as well as Plastics and Injection Molded parts. This is an exciting leadership role with global scope. This role works with global operating companies both in the US and across the globe. Additionally, this person will be working alongside our regional global sourcing teams in India, China, Eastern Europe, Europe and Mexico in effort to support Dover business units by developing and executing sourcing strategies in a fast-paced entrepreneurial organization.

The project manager will be tasked with supporting the comprehensive strategy for these categories. Elements of this strategy include supplier management and development, risk mitigation, and leveraging these relations to bring the highest value for spend to these categories purchased by Dover OpCo’s. Other strategic activities include global sourcing efforts such as supply base optimization, make or buy decisions, new product development, new Dover business acquisitions support, and global and regional expansion.

Reporting to the Director of Global Sourcing, this position will interact with various OpCo supply chain teams, purchasing and sourcing managers and directors. Moreover, this position will be working with various US and global suppliers developing, maintaining and growing relationships. This is an exciting opportunity for a successful sourcing and supply chain leader in a highly visible leadership position with a career path of continued strategic contributions and advancement.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, the project manager needs to have an entrepreneur mindset with strong organizational skills, ability to implement and carryout out a strategic plan via project execution. This person will have a strong bias for action, a continuous improvement understanding, well developed interpersonal skills, and data management skills. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have strong capabilities in problem solving and overcoming obstacles while seeking ways to accomplish teams goals & objectives. A continuous learning mindset and desire to learn is key to success overtime.

Success in this role will require capabilities in the following areas:

• Project Management: Ability to facilitate from start to finish strategic sourcing objectives. Working with various stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive actions and execution of projects.
• Communication: Skilled in coordinating with key personal and teams within a wide range of environments, businesses and cultures.
• Collaboration: Capability to build strong relationships while working with individuals and teams with varying goals and objectives. Finding ways to build trust, rapport and common ground. Overtime, developing into a strategic partner to the businesses.
• Problem Solving: Ability to solve problems that arise and seek alternatives solutions. Adapting to dynamic challenges and changes in both macro and micro environments.

Ideal candidates will have the following experience and skills:

• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3-5 years work experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Demonstrate ability to apply an organized, disciplined approach to managing technical product sourcing to maximize value brought to the fast paced decentralized environment.
• Knowledge of technical drawings and specifications, including required tolerances, calculated fits, and manufacturing capability.
• Working knowledge of supply chain principals (e.g., Design, Plan, Buy, Make, etc…), planning (e.g., material, production, demand), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Contract negotiation experience to establish a framework for the relationship between supplier and OpCo on an operational level with strategic activities taking place on an executive level.
• Able to process a wide variety of information and data to create a cogent communication to drive understanding and actions for multiple functional in both Dover and OpCos.
• Identify and drive deployment of cost savings, structuring cost reduction programs using value analysis/value engineering (VA/VE) techniques, and other tool sets to reduce supply chain complexities and waste.
• Strong spreadsheet skills (e.g., pivot tables, formulas, data visualization) for analytics of data in support of sourcing decision making, pricing reviews, and process tracking reports
• Ideal candidates will have a background in manufacturing processes and the supply chain in a number of these categories:
  • Build-to-print components: Components or parts which are developed and designed by internal engineering teams which are contracted and purchased from outside suppliers.
  • Components and Categories of spend include:
    • Resins & Plastics: understanding of different material grades for industrial and biopharma industry as well as understanding the resin manufacturers / distributors network and molders supply chain complexity
    • Casting & Machining: conceptual understanding of guiding principles for aluminum die castings, sand castings, permanent mold, casting tolerances and porosity as well as different high tolerance machining operations such as: gear manufacturing, turning, milling, grinding, ECM/EDM, etc..
    • Fabrications: understanding of various processes and materials which are used to produce components. Such as sheet metal parts, stampings, weldments, etc.

Travel

• Typically travel 20% of the time, primarily domestically for business and supplier visits and meetings. International travel may be required specific to unique sourcing projects and business needs.
   

Education

• Required: BS Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

 

Work Arrangement : Hybrid  

Salary Range :    -   

We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position.  Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

Job Function : Supply Chain & Procurement