BrainWorks has been retained by a $450M+ component manufacturing company seeking to add a Procurement Manager to oversee the company’s procurement operations, ensuring efficient acquisition of materials, components, and services essential for existing and future growth manufacturing contracts. This is a newly created, high priority position and will report directly into the Sr. Director of Supply Chain. The ideal candidate will be experienced in developing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing purchasing processes and compliance. Amazing opportunity to join a strong growing organization who has a reputation for supporting career development and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages supplier cost, quality, and delivery, driving resolution within the site team and, where necessary, escalating for additional support; implement actions to resolve supplier non-conformance issues. Supports sourcing of new products and new product introduction activities in line with Company policies, processes, and strategy as assigned. Organizes, directs and implements cost-reduction activities to ensure maximum return to the division for minimum expenditures.
- Implements processes to manage risk within the supply chain and monitors procurement procedures to comply with government laws (domestic/international), regulations, and company policy.
- Manages contractual differences between purchase order requirements and supplier performance; establishes contractual obligations, while ensuring compliance with laws and truth in negotiations
- Raises orders and expedite deliveries to support site manufacturing needs; support and implement inventory reduction actions to meet inventory goals. Participates in site-specific procurement and supplier quality development when required including but not limited to when materials or services procured are unique to the site or to support new program introduction. Monitors the changing marketplace and work-around plans to avoid negative impact on corporate cost and delivery performance objectives.
- Plans tactics and strategies for negotiations of subcontracts to maintain expenditures within program material budget limitation.
- Develop and deploy (in conjunction with Division and group teams) Procurement processes and practices to drive continuous improvement and aligned activities across the Company.
- Leads and directs work for team of employees as defined by business needs.
- Manages staff selection, performance, development and training processes to ensure team competencies and capabilities to reach the business goals and expectations
Qualifications and Requirements:
- US Citizen
- 5+ years of Aerospace/Defense procurement experience including direct materials with composites being a strong plus
- 3+ year of direct or indirect leadership experience
- FAR/DFAR experience
Location:
- NW GA about 40 miles northwest of Atlanta; relocation eligible
- Up to 10% travel across locations and suppliers in North America
- Onsite M-F with every other Friday off
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Industry 1: Aviation & Aerospace
Industry 2: Airlines/Aviation
Industry 3: Defense & Space
Job ID: 48987586173
Category: Industrial
Location: Rockmart, GA