Careers

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting and challenging careers for growth-oriented professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

We are seeking a Director of Business Process Excellence to make significant contributions by driving company-wide operational excellence initiatives to improve business process execution and consistently achieve Bourns' objectives and key results. Lead efforts for strategic and tactical activities to develop a result oriented OpEx culture within the company.

In this position you will be responsible for setting up and administrating an excellence assessment and recognition program across the Company that helps identify areas to improve execution maturity in all key business processes; implementing and continuously adapting a global learning infrastructure for OpEx and quality methods and tools to help Bourns achieve maturity of improvement objectives. Trains, coaches and mentors people in all areas of the Company to help increase competency; develops and implements a company-wide process to align everyone in the organization in measuring and continuously improving the internal and external customer experience as a means to increasing the value proposition of Bourns' products and service; leads company-wide / multi-divisional key strategic business improvement projects using the appropriate CI or problem-solving methodology.

The Director of Business Process Excellence responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a business excellence model for the Company, building on Bourns' long-standing culture of continuous improvement.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a business excellence assessment process that enables all business areas to identify and prioritize the performance gaps that must be addressed to deliver the largest value to the Company.
• Work with the Global Quality organization and all businesses to identify meaningful leading and lagging key performance indicators that measure the value delivered by the OpEx program.
• Build OpEx organizational capability and infrastructure to improve competency across all sites.
• Develop and implement a site/business recognition program to highlight achievement of key business excellence maturity milestones.
• Lead cross-functional / cross-divisional/ global business process improvement workshops using the proper methodology (e.g. Kaizen, PDCA, LSS).
• Drive change management to promote a culture and a mindset of Operational Excellence, Quality and Continuous Improvement across all functional and business areas.
• Build, maintain, and leverage relationships in a matrix organization to identify opportunities for business process improvement, facilitate the implementation of change, and promote organizational learning.
• Develop the process and tools necessary to measure and continuously improve the experience of internal and external customers (Customer Loyalty Index, Net Promoter Score) as a means to increase the value proposition of the Bourns brand.
• Promote a mindset across all functional areas where results are judged and improved, always from a customer perspective.
• Work with Global Quality leadership to support the delivery of all objectives and key results of the Global Quality organization.
• Articulate and help visualize the business value of the OpEx activities to business and functional leaders of the Company.
• Follows Company policies, rules, procedures and goals.
• Other relevant activities as directed by the VP of Global Quality.

If you have the right experience along with the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-culture team, we want to talk with you. The right candidate should have the following training and experience:

• Must have 10+ years of progressive experience in continuous improvement, quality and/or operations in a global manufacturing environment, including a minimum of five years working in a leadership position(s) managing directly or indirectly multiple sites from an operational, quality or continuous improvement perspective.
• 5+ years' experience leading continuous improvement efforts and delivering breakthrough results in business processes or operations.
• 3+ years' experience interacting with company executives at divisional or corporate level.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, quality, sales, and supply chain.
• Proven experience leading at least one successful (as measured by results) business transformation by implementing operational excellence principles and using operational/business excellence models such as Malcom Baldrige, Toyota Production System, The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence or Shingo.
• Proven experience in the successful use of methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, DFSS or Shainin Red X.
• Demonstrated successful performance as a change agent; ability to adapt and plan an execution to address setbacks while still delivering key desired results.
• Solid planning, organizational and project management skills with ability to multitask medium to high complexity projects and assimilate information quickly.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence across the Company while quickly gaining respect from staff in business and operational areas.
• Demonstrated strong customer focus, ability to understand customer needs and translate into actionable organizational activities to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience with business case preparation and understanding of basic financial measures applicable to projects.
• Experience in the successful implementation, as measured by business results, of company or division-wide Customer Loyalty Index or Net Promoter Score processes will be considered a plus.
• Master Black Belt, Lean Master, Shainin Red X Master or similar advanced certifications from quality or continuous improvement organizations such as the American Society of Quality (ASQ), the Shingo Institute, SME, The Oliver Wight Class A or the Lean Enterprise Institute will be considered a plus.
• Ability to travel on average 50% of the time, internationally

The Director of Business Process Excellence must:

1. Have strong analytical abilities and pay close attention to detail;
2. Have the ability to provide practical advice and operate at a high level in a demanding environment;
3. Be able to coach and mentor personnel in the practical application of operational excellence principles across multiple functions; and
4. Have an assertive and collaborative nature to work across all functional areas of the Company

The Director of Business Process Excellence must be a role model in continuous improvement, conducting oneself according to the Bourns values of ethics and integrity, thoughtfulness, fact-based thinking, forward-looking, ownership and commitment, and customer focus.

This position is located at the Bourns' Corporate Office and Headquarters in Riverside, CA. As a key member of the Global Quality team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your technical acumen. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting and challenging careers for growth-oriented professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

We are seeking a Divisional Quality Manager to develop and execute the quality strategy for the division in alignment with Bourns' Global Quality and the Circuit Protection business.

The Divisional Quality Manager works diligently to ensure all manufacturing plants, design sites, and the supply chain for the Division comply with all applicable quality systems standards, quality reliability regulatory agencies, the Bourns Quality System and customer specific requirements.

This role has the following accountabilities:

• Develop and deploy the quality strategy to fulfill the global quality mission in the division
• Participate in internal and external escalated issues with significant impact to customer satisfaction or risk to the division. Involves the required leadership of the business and the Global Quality function, as necessary
• Defines and drives relevant KPIs to follow the quality organization's focus areas and strategic improvements needed
• Sets aggressive quality goals for the Circuit protection manufacturing plants and product lines through benchmarking and business/functional needs in specific areas
• Engages in the New Product Development process to ensure flawless launch with zero quality escapes and on time.
• Define and drive implementation of best practices and lessons learned across the division, including manufacturing plants, design sites and applicable business functions.
• Establish a quality review cadence at all levels of the division under direction of the Global Quality function and the needs of the Circuit Protection division
• Improve quality systems, standards, and methods through internal and external benchmarking.
• Educate, train, and develop the quality team within the division to achieve results oriented, top performance.
• Participate in budget planning and operational compliance with it.
• Ensure the proper execution (agility, effectiveness and efficiency) of the Quality Management System in all plants, design sites and business functions of the Division
• Drive zero defect, built-in quality, mentality with strong focus on the customer
• Develop an effective supplier base that ensures raw materials and assemblies meet the requirements of the Bourns quality system.
• Actively partner with internal and sub-contracted manufacturing sites to create a quality-oriented business culture
• Follows company policies, rules, procedures and goals.
• Other relevant activities as directed by the VP of Global Quality

If you have the right experience along with the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-culture team we want to talk with you. The right candidate should have the following training and experience:

• Must have 8+ years of quality-related experience in a global manufacturing environment, including a minimum of 3+ years working in a leadership position managing directly or indirectly multiple sites.
• Must have 3+ years of experience working and interacting with product line or divisional level multifunctional teams including design engineering, product management and general managers. Has working knowledge and is considered subject matter expert in some of the key quality tools such as DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, Capability Index, QFD, error-proofing.
• Must have strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills. As a minimum, the candidate must demonstrate full proficiency in the use of the 8D methodology. Working knowledge of problem-solving techniques such as Shainin or DMAIC will be considered a plus.
• Must have working knowledge implementing/improving quality systems such as ISO 9001:2015/IATF 16949, AEC-Q standards, and systemic improvements across multiple sites. Experience with ISO 16355 QFD or VDA 6.3 will be considered a plus.
• Working knowledge of new product development process and how the quality organization interacts early in the design and validation process is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of business/operational excellence principles will be considered a plus. Require some experience leading or participating in the business, or functional, strategic planning process.
• Some Experience in technical areas such as design engineering, test engineering or reliability engineering, as well as in operational or continuous improvement functions, is preferred.
• Certifications from quality professional organizations such as Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence from the American Society of Quality (ASQ) will be considered a plus. Lead auditor certification for ISO 9001:2015/IATF 16949 will also be considered a plus.

This position is located at the Bourns offices in Carrollton, Texas.

As a key member of the Quality team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your technical acumen. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Are you looking to continue to showcase your artistic creativity, and grow your skills in marketing design and production? Then consider a career with Bourns.

Bourns, Inc. is a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions for over seventy years, and we are seeking a Graphic Artist for our Marketing Communications Department.

• Role Description:
  

  Responsible for design and production of marketing, sales and corporate collateral. Produces a full range of publications and presentations, including brochures, promotional literature, technical papers, web-based projects, images, displays, videos and interactive material. Maintains art files, photo files and asset files.

  This position reports directly to the Director of Marketing Communications, and is based in Riverside, CA.

• Duties and Accountabilities (End Results Expected):
  
  • Responsible for design and production of high quality and accurate artwork. Must be completed in a timely manner
  • Design and production of material for corporate, product groups, sales/ distribution
  • Maintains all asset files, art files and photo files
  • Prepares technical illustrations following standard outline templates
  • Provides interface with product groups, sales, and marketing to develop projects, programs, training/sales tools and presentations
  • Works on multiple projects within timelines
  • Performs other related duties as required
  • Deliver high quality work for screen and web
  • Must be expert in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, Premiere Pro/After Effects, Audition and Acrobat
  • Must be proficient in Adobe Indesign, Fireworks, Media Encoder, Office 365 Word, Powerpoint and Excel
  • Must be at home on Mac and PC
  • HTML and CSS coding
  • Team player
  • Must take direction
    
    
• Interpersonal Skills:
  

  Demonstrates the ability to interface effectively throughout the corporation and within the marcom team, as well as with outside suppliers and vendors to obtain desired results with all project artwork. In addition, able to analyze and solve related problems and challenges.

• Communications:
  • Oral
    Communicates with internal and external clients and vendors. Must be clear, concise, accurate and professional.
  • Written
    All business documents, reports, emails, letters, and sales/distribution materials must be clear, concise, and accurate.
    
    
• Scheduling and Planning:
  Completes design and production tasks in a timely manner. Must be able to multitask and work within tight deadlines.
  
  
• Basic Job Requirements:
  • Education
    Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Arts or equivalent
  • Training and Experience
    For graphic design assignments must be proficient with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. For web design projects must be proficient in HTML and CSS. In addition, must be skilled in Microsoft Office. Need to possess creative skills applicable to the production of materials in the electronics industry, and a design artist background with capability in multimedia production. Five years experience in a corporate environment is critical. A strong portfolio of sample work is required.

As a key member of the Bourns’ Marketing Communications team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work in an expanding international company. To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to our Human Resources Department at BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com. Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting and challenging careers for growth-oriented professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

We are seeking a Sales Analyst to make significant contributions by supporting the global and regional sales operations teams by processing, monitoring, and reporting on commissions (SIP), point of sale, and scrap.

In this position you will be responsible for the trend analysis, and the recommendation of actionable changes to ensure that Bourns payouts stay consistent and in alignment with the organization's strategy. The analyst will be expected to heavily collaborate both at the global and regional level in conjunction with the sales analyst to ensure that the proper intelligence is being reported and measured.

This role has the following accountabilities:

1. Create and maintain incentive compensation models to track monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive compensation payouts for ECS sales representatives and RSMs
2. Create and maintain split requests
3. Design and maintain payout calculators as well as Tableau performance reports that can be used by both Mfr Reps and RSMs to track performance against goals
4. Design and maintain territory commission tracker to ensure that VP of Sales can access information to make data-driven decisions
5. Maintain rep directory alongside ECS Sales Operations Manager to reflect current rep territories
6. Process year-end sales awards and maintain database of past awards
7. Respond to ad-hoc questions and data requests regarding POS, commissions, and scrap from RSMs, Mfr Reps, and Distributors
8. Assist leadership to ensure best practices, timeline adherence, process standardization, and documentation is followed
9. Confer with Accounts Payable to ensure that commission payments are processed in a timely manner, and reconciliation is done against GL and sales operations records

If you have the right experience along with the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-culture team we want to talk with you. The right candidate should have the following training and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or related field
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Experience working in manufacturing a plus but not required
• Experience with reporting tools such as Tableau and Business Objects
• Demonstrated advanced technical skills in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Excellent analytics, communication and interpersonal skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment with senior management and peers
• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to work with stakeholders to assess potential risks, analyze existing tools and databases and provide software solution recommendations
• High level of experience in methodologies and processes for managing large scale databases and the ability to translate business requirements into non -technical terminology
• Ability to influence and drive change across multiple regions and business units

This position is located at the Bourns 'corporate offices in Riverside, CA.

As a key member of the Sales team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your technical acumen. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting and challenging careers for growth-oriented professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

We are seeking a Sales Program Manager to make significant contributions by managing the administration of sales systems and sales analytics for the organization globally.

In this position you will be responsible for the development of analysis and reporting capabilities globally to provide measurements of key sales objectives and their assessment of the effectiveness of the sales organization. Additionally, the Sales Program Manager will interpret business requirements and evaluate potential gaps in existing sales systems, make recommendations for improvements and implement change. The incumbent will understand the requirements for and maintain the integrity and regulatory requirements of sales data.

This role has the following accountabilities:

• Manages and optimizes sales infrastructure with systems and applications that enable the sales team to perform their functions
• Develops and implements analysis and reporting capabilities that measure key sales objectives and increase productivity and effectiveness of the sales team
• Performs complex analysis that provide sales executives with the ability to make informed decisions
• Investigates potential gaps in existing systems to determine the requirements for an enhanced system or a new solution
• Collaborates with IT staff to evaluate and improve sales systems
• Assumes lead role in sales system implementation and automation
• Provides technical expertise on CRM, data storage structures, data mining and data cleansing and reporting
• Ensures integrity of sales data, including POS distributor inventory, ship & debit
• Manages and designs the reporting environment, including data sources, security and metadata
• Supports the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements
• Troubleshoots the reporting database environment and reports
• Manages user access and permissions to sales systems, including Tableau, SAP Webi, SAP Hana, CRM and Sharepoint
• Trains end users on new reports and dashboards
• Leads cross-functional team to implement changes on project base

If you have the right experience along with the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-culture team we want to talk with you. The right candidate should have the following training and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) degree from an accredited University or College in Computer Science
• 5 years' experience as a data analyst or in related field. Tableau, SAP Webi, SAP Hana user experience required
• Ability to work with stakeholders to assess potential risks, analyze existing tools and databases and provide software solution recommendations
• High level of experience in methodologies and processes for managing large scale databases and the ability to translate business requirements into non -technical terminology
• Ability to influence and drive change across multiple regions and business units
• Direct supervisory experience preferable
• Sales operations role experience preferable
• Understand high tech industry sales environment

This position is located at the Bourns 'corporate offices in Riverside, CA.

As a key member of the Sales team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your technical acumen. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com.

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting nd challenging careers for motivated professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

Our Information Technology Organization is growing, and we need a technically skilled Software Developer Applications – HRIS to join our team. In this position you will:

• Provide SAP SuccessFactors applications support within the Information Technology Department specifically for the modules of (i) Employee Central (EC), (ii) Performance Management and Goals Management (PMGM), (iii) Compensation Planning, and (iv) Payroll and Benefits.
• Assist with the implementation of, and provide applications support for, the SAP SuccessFactors Cloud modules of (i) Recruiting, (ii) On-boarding, (iii) Learning, and (ii) Succession and Development.
• Configure solutions and write computer reporting programs within SAP SuccessFactors based on the needs/requirements provided by the HR and Finance/Payroll Business Users.
• Consult with users and work collaboratively with the HR and Payroll business users in determining how the SAP SuccessFactors system should work with changing conditions and operations successfully in a timely manner.
• Support other operational packages and/or applications that are in-house or purchased, developed, designed and implemented for overall department, inter-department, organizational and company effectiveness.
• Identify and develop Key performance Indicators to measure process and system performance and take corrective actions to meet the goals of the organization.
• Perform the cost benefit analysis for the solutions identified and implement them once the decision is made by the Business Users or the IT leadership.
• Support upgrades to the cloud software and gets the solution ready via regression testing, etc.
• Oversee small, medium and large-scale projects that may span multiple functional areas both within and external to the Information Technology function.
• Complete feasibility studies for the purchase of software and/or hardware systems that fulfill user requirements including determining whether the software and/or hardware is cost effective, business related and operationally compatible.
• Perform evaluations of special or assigned new software applications.
• Communicate effectively project plans status and other pertinent issues to management within and out of the Information Technology department.
• Enter and update project and problem information in the Help Desk database.
• Responsible for communication of operational documentation and processes within the employee’s sphere of responsibility to Information Technology operations and the Help Desk organization.
• Continue education through attendance at approved software seminars and courses, organizational meetings, etc. to obtain and maintain up-to-date knowledge on software issues and developments.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Business or combined equivalent education, work experience and skills in computer operations environment with strong knowledge of software systems
• Requires three to five years of work experience with computer systems, specifically in the area of software development, maintenance and support.
• Strong analytical skills with both application implementation and operational support experience desired.
• Strong work ethic and passion for information technology excellence.

This position is located at the Bourns’ Worldwide Headquarters in Riverside, California.

As a key member of the Information Technology team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your software design and development skills. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/M/F/D/V

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions for over sixty-five years, seeks a Staff Field Applications Engineer for our Western Region Market. In this role, you will provide comprehensive technical support for customer circuit and system designs in specific market applications.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify, define, and create optimum solutions to achieve market segment design-ins that utilize the full Bourns product portfolio.
• Own technical responsibility for design-in from identification of technical application to qualification and production of the technical solution.
• Provide comprehensive technical support for customers within the Western regions of the US in specific market applications.
• Facilitate new product development that generates technology-leading product road maps while maximizing the voice of the customer philosophy.
• In conjunction with Bourns Sales Team, drive total solution promotion towards maximizing company product content by identifying opportunities in new and existing applications, following up on leads, visiting accounts, and ensuring that customers have the most up-to date technical information.
• Apply technical acumen and understanding of component interaction to provide the best solution recommendation in a timely manner.
• Monitor and assess the impact of technology and market trends in the field and make recommendations to product and market management to capitalize on opportunities.

Qualifications Needed:
The successful candidate will have BSEE, with an MSEE preferred. A BS in a related field may be acceptable with appropriate electrical engineering experience. Requires a broad knowledge of design and applications and have at least 8 years of experience in the semiconductor, passive or electromechanical industries. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of customers and management.

This position is based in our Riverside, California facility, or home-based on the west coast, with an expectation of up to 50 % domestic travel and occasional international travel.

As a key member of the Engineering Team you will have, an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and the ability to showcase your technical expertise, and your ability to build strong customer relationships. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com.

Visit our website at www.bourns.com. Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Bourns, Inc., a leading global supplier of reliable, high quality electronic components and solutions, offers exciting and challenging careers for growth-oriented professionals. Our goal is to satisfy our worldwide customer base while achieving sound growth with strong application solutions based on technological products of innovative design, superior quality and exceptional value.

We are seeking a Worldwide Controller to make significant contributions to growth and profit through formulating and implementing financial, accounting and management information systems policies to ensure compliance to overall Corporate objectives and procedures. In this position you will produce comprehensive financial statements providing accurate and timely results of operations; formulate, implement and maintain appropriate financial and accounting systems and controls; support general/operations management with business analyses and guidelines designed to protect and enhance profitability and meet product line financial goals; provide the ingredients for proper cost accounting, general accounting, and inventory control. Ensures compliance with CPM’s, CEP’s, FM’s and EI’s. Safeguard the assets of the Business Unit.

This role has the following accountabilities:

1. Makes a significant contribution to growth and profit through active participation in overall Business Unit planning and management.
2. Ensure compliance to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US and foreign), the Corporate Policy Manual, Corporate Executive Procedures and Corporate Financial Policies and Procedures. Formulates and implements necessary financial and accounting policies and procedures and systems.
3. Directs the preparation/submission of Business Unit financial planning/forecasting requirements and coordinate long range business planning. Reports and analyzes monthly operating results. Presents plans, forecasts and actual results to all levels of management.
4. With monthly and quarterly closings provides financial statements and data packages for at least five business areas and related manufacturing facilities, commentary on the monthly financial results and supplementary schedule information for Corporate and others which includes data in inventory, cash flow, capital expenditures and research development costs.
5. Monthly and quarterly provides analytical information on new product sales, major model and average selling price trends and customers.
6. Prepares/reviews financial justification for acquisition/construction of capital assets and presents to upper management for authorization.
7. Requires high level knowledge of SAP and applicable data warehouse software to access and analyze information in an offsite multi-plant environment.
8. Monitors intercompany pricing and oversees foreign tax compliance under the direction of the Director of Corporate Tax.
9. As required by Corporate Executive Procedures and Financial Policies, executes required actions in the financial accounting, tax and other areas.
10. Supervises plant controllers located in foreign countries in an SAP and lean manufacturing environment.
11. Visits plants located in foreign countries on a regular basis and as need to interface with plan and division management and review plant accounting performance.
12. Participate as a team member in acquisition activities as needed.
13. Uses understanding of manufacturing processes and activities to determine adequacy and usefulness of cost accounting in reporting and contract bidding requirements. Provide interpretation of variances analysis in a standard cost environment to instigate process changes, make decisions on pricing and to motivate plant management to needed changes.
14. Provide ongoing training for the plant accounting staff in SAP application, lean and cost accounting and lean manufacturing, and Bourns policies and procedures.
15. Monitors applicable foreign currency fluctuations, analyzes operating results in view of currency fluctuations and reports effects to management.
16. Keeps abreast of current economic conditions, business levels and accounting procedures through contacts with educational institutions and professional societies, seminars, perusal of periodicals, professional papers, textbooks, attending equipment exhibits, etc., to provide financial guidance germane to the Business Unit’s best interest.
17. Safeguards the assets of the entities within area of responsibility.
18. Other related duties as assigned.

If you have the right experience along with the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed, multi-culture team we want to talk with you. The right candidate should have the following training and experience:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Accounting/Finance is required. MBA and/or CAP desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the above functions.
• Prefer at least eight years progressively responsible experience in general accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis and forecasting within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience with SAP and with foreign environments helpful.

This position is located at the Bourns 'corporate offices in Riverside, CA.

As a key member of the Finance team, you will have an opportunity to grow with the company and advance based on your results, performance, and hard work. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and the ability to showcase your technical acumen. Please apply by e-mailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to our hiring office at: BournsHR.Riv@bourns.com

Visit our website at: www.bourns.com. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran