Supply Chain Manager

Position Description

As a Procurement Manager, you will have the responsibility to manage a group of suppliers from PO placement through order delivery work, ensuring that product is delivered on time, meets quality standards, and at the right cost.

What You Will Do

• Execute buyer standard work to manage a group of suppliers, using appropriate systems and tools to place demand, confirm commits and and ensuring on time delivery

• Process and maintain RFQs, purchase orders and portal activities for suppliers

• Analyze and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

• Manage the supplier relationship and improvement activities, looking for trends and managing supplier risks, using procurement tools

• Review critical shortages with stakeholders and work with suppliers to improve deliveries, follow up on actions to effectively close gaps

• Work with suppliers to create a Line of Balance (LOB) and WIP Tracker to indicate part recovery status as needed

• Analyze root causes to lead resolution to a permanent fix that will mitigate a repeat of overdue deliveries

• Drive delivery improvement plans such as overdue reduction, and buffer compliance

• Work with BU to Eliminate risks and roadblocks such us outstanding SRIs, CADs, and FAIs that prevent suppliers from meeting performance targets, and escalate as needed

• Take initiative in leading alternate solutions to resolve operational challenges

• Work cross-functionally on projects in support of procurement.

• Utilize project management skills and techniques when managing suppliers

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a BE/ Masters Degree and minimum 12+ years prior relevant experience 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Aerospace electronics procurement experience

• A general understanding of Aerospace drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes

• Experience developing supplier relationships

• Knowledge of supply chain management in the Aerospace organization  

• Knowledge of export regulations and policies to ensure 100% export compliance

• Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization

• Experience with data management

• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Power Point

• Experience with SAP