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What you’ll do:
- To ensure the effective procurement of Mechanical Systems commodity, components, major work packages and services for the site or Business Unit
- To coordinate the procurement activities for designated Commodity or for a group of Value Streams within the Business Unit
- Managing the end to end supply chain relationship with a specified group of IP and none IP vendors to ensure the best possible quality, cost, delivery and overall supplier reliability for the Business Unit
- Undertake sourcing/selection processes in line with policy for allocated work packages
- Undertake supplier relationship management tasking for allocated supply base i.e. business reviews, tactical improvement initiatives, supplier development etc.
- Work with buyers to ensure all purchase orders are issued IAW MRP demand
- Ensure all MRP exception message are executed in line with requirements
- Review MRP requirements to ensure component deliveries are scheduled in line with production requirements
- Manage the communication of engineering changes, IP supplier changes and schedule changes
- Work with the Procurement Commercial team to ensure supplier contracts and business agreements are in place and effective
- Monitor delivery status of scheduled receipts to ensure on time delivery to need
- Applying best practice to build and manage effective supplier management processes and strong supplier relationships and partnerships
- Undertake commodity analysis to develop new and alternative sources of supply
- Create and maintain both market and supplier profiles for all nominated suppliers within the commodity
- Continually monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of suppliers
- Manage the QCD performance of allocated vendors
- Manage day to day procurement activities including internal/ vendor communications, schedule, delivery and commercial terms including any price variation
- Deploy responsible supply chain management practices in accordance with company policy including risk registers, heat maps and any required corrective actions.
- Act as an effective point of escalation / problem resolution for supplier delivery or commercial issues
Qualifications:
- 5 years experience working in a supply chain organisation. Previous experience as a senior buyer or Procurement Manager within a IP technology company (ideally mechanical system/aerospace)
- Bachelor degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain or related field
Skills:
- Perform all operations according to appropriate regulations (FAR, DFAR, ITAR, EAR) and in accordance with Cobham standards
- Co-operates with management to meet the employer’s legal duties and take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Commercial (T&C’s) skills and knowledge/negotiation
- ITAR and Export regulations knowledge and understanding
- Good understanding of MRP
- Strong influencing skills
- Tenacious, able to develop and drive performance excellence
- Ambition, drive and enthusiasm with a desire to develop personally and professionally
- Capacity to solve problems, analyse data and apply information
- Demonstrate trustworthiness and professionalism with suppliers, customers, peers and team members
- Respond with consistency in situations that require honesty and candor
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Self starter capable of managing complex issues to resolution
- Demonstrable experience of influencing and negotiating tactical, strategic and commercial activities
- Supplier relationship management
- Technical knowledge of commodity management
- Able to work to financial and time sensitive constraints
- MCIPs or APICS certification preferred
The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
