Careers at Fishman

Fishman Transducers, Inc. is a world leader in the musical instrument industry, developing amplification, effects, and pickup products for a wide range of acoustic and electric instruments. We are seeking a Manufacturing Buyer to join our team full-time in Andover, MA.

This full-time, salary exempt position comes with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Disability and life insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Holidays and paid time off
• 401(k) plan with a Company match
• Flex time
• Casual dress code
• Employee assistance plan
• Commuter benefits

Responsibilities:

• Securing and analyzing quotations, negotiating prices and terms with suppliers (local and offshore), and recommending suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and overall competitiveness.
• Continuously paying close attention to market prices and trends related to the supply chain.
• Monitoring and determining suppliers’ capabilities, price increases/fluctuations and communicating changes as necessary.
• Placing Purchase Orders (POs), reviewing open POs and Item Shortages; expediting as needed.
• Reviewing reorder points for inventory stock levels.
• Working closely with accounting and receiving departments to resolve purchase order discrepancies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve best results in resolving quality issues and observing applicable updates to quality standards and certifications.
• Coordinating quality matters and engineering changes between engineering and procurement teams.
• Maintaining non-inventory and engineering purchase requisitions on an as-needed basis.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes to boost procurement efficiency.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply chain management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years of buying and planning experience in a manufacturing environment preferably in the electronics industry.
• Working knowledge of MRP.
• Project management experience.
• Proficiency in MS Excel required (i.e., advanced formulas and pivot table).
• Strong analytical/critical thinking skills and strong communication/interpersonal skills.
• ISM Supply Management or related certification a plus.
• Familiarity with offshore procurement and engineering purchasing a plus.

Fishman Transducers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Submit Resume at jobs6@fishman.com

Fishman Transducers, Inc. is a world leader in the music industry, developing amplification, effects, and pickup products for a wide range of acoustic and electric instruments. We are currently in search of a highly motivated Product Manager to join our team in Andover, MA.

This is a full-time exempt position that comes with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• disability and life insurance
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• holidays
• paid time off
• 401(k) plan with a Company match
• flex time
• casual dress code
• employee assistance plan
• commuter benefits

Key Responsibilities:

• Convert executive vision into solid product strategies and roadmaps
• Develop and present opportunities through pragmatic research and analysis
• Create business plans for product families, including pricing, forecast, ROI metrics
• Advance marketing positioning and messaging
• Provide strategic, technical, and pricing guidance to Sales and Marketing in support of GTM and sustaining activities
• Author and proof user-facing materials for technical accuracy, messaging, and completion
• Translate ideas into Strategy through consumer research and engineering feasibility review
• Generate highly detailed product requirements
• Provide technical assistance to Service & Support
• Research, build and monitor competitive activity
• Collaborate with core development teams to create reliable project schedules that maximize profitability
• Lead project meetings and drive solutions that meet consumer needs

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or related desired
• Minimum 3 years Product Management or Product Owner experience in a related field
• Proficiency in spreadsheet, text layout, Adobe Creative Suite, and Audio Production software
• Excellent written, verbal, and strategic thinking skills; graphics skills a plus
• Motivated self-starter with a particularly high attention to details
• Ability to understand technical engineering solutions and convert them into attractive customer solutions
• Comfortable interfacing and resolving action items with all disciplines within the organization
• Experience with a variety of instruments, music production, and a knowledge of guitar is preferredProject Management experience a plus

Fishman Transducers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Submit Resume at jobs1@fishman.com