Jobs at K&N Engineering, Inc.

Leads strategic procurement, sourcing, supplier performance, inventory planning, purchase order management, and shortage recovery. Negotiates supplier terms, manages costs and supply continuity, establishes inventory targets, monitors KPIs, resolves discrepancies, and develops purchasing staff. Drives process and system improvements while coordinating cross-functional supply requirements and supplier resiliency activities.

Leads all operations at a welded exhaust systems manufacturing plant, including production, welding, fabrication, quality, maintenance, safety, warehousing, and shipping. Oversees supervisors and workforce development, customer and OEM performance, budgets, continuous improvement, Lean initiatives, equipment reliability, compliance, and operational metrics. Ensures safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement objectives are achieved while supporting audits, launches, corrective actions, and customer requirements.

Programs, sets up, operates, and inspects CNC lathes and mills using Mastercam and manual G-code. Adjusts offsets, tooling, feeds, speeds, and cutter compensation to maintain tolerances. Creates and modifies fixtures, performs full part inspections, manages programs on the company network, tears down setups, maintains machines and fluid levels, and follows safety procedures.

Develop and maintain SKU-level demand forecasts, analyze sales and market trends, lead cross-functional demand reviews, and optimize inventory targets. Administer Netstock forecasting functions, support product lifecycle planning and monthly SIOP processes, communicate forecast and supply risks, and report on forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory health. Recommend continuous improvements to planning processes and data quality.

Manages LATAM distributor and retail relationships, territory plans, joint business planning, sales forecasts, product assortment, promotions, and market development. Drives revenue, margin, sell-through, product launches, distributor training, e-commerce activation, trade show support, and quarterly business reviews across multiple countries. Collaborates with marketing, supply chain, finance, and sales operations while traveling extensively throughout Latin America.