Industry 1: Aviation & Aerospace
Industry 2: Defense & Space
Industry 3:
Job ID: 29924298662
Category: Industrial
Location: Baltimore, MD
BrainWorks has been retained by a $400M+ component manufacturing company seeking to add a Procurement and Supply Chain Leader. They will create the procurement and operational strategy for (6) six manufacturing location Procurement Managers with a focus on raw materials for highly complex composite parts. This is a newly created high priority position with great influence and visibility across the organization reporting directly into the COO. The ideal candidate with be a self-led strategic leader with the ability to drive processes across a multi-site matrix environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identification and selection of suppliers including negotiation of long-term agreements that set pricing and the terms of sale
- Continuous improvement of the supply base through supplier ratings, development plans and rationalization
- Develop, implement and continuously improve internal procurement processes that enable best-in-class performance
- Ensure continuity of supply through contingency planning, understanding of supplier capabilities, supplier risk assessment and disaster preparedness
- Drive material cost reduction and mitigate the impact of inflation through supplier development, value engineering, leveraging scale, dual sourcing, long-term agreements, etc.
- Partner with Operations to ensure material availability is aligned with the production plan and working capital is optimized
- Manage staff hiring, performance, development and training processes to ensure team competencies and capabilities to reach the business goals and expectations
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field of study
- Master’s degree preferred
- APICS certification preferred
- 10+ years’ experience in procurement within a manufacturing environment
- 5+ years of team leadership experience
LOCATIONS:
Hybrid work model in any of the (5) five locations below. Up to 50% travel across locations and suppliers in North America.
- San Diego, CA
- Erlanger, KY
- Rockmart, GA
- Cincinnati, OH
- Baltimore, MD
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