Procurement Manager, Midwest Operations

Core Responsibilities:

- Lead the procurement organization for MI Operations and the West Chester site, providing coaching, management, and escalation support to the team.

- Driving KPI performance metrics – late release, push/pull/cancel, delinquency/OTD and costs/PPV.

- Building supplier relationships and leading efforts to work with vendors to ensure OTD and cost needs for sites.

- Driving the sourcing strategy that delivers a competitive advantage including implementation of the strategic supplier initiatives. This includes supplier selection, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance.

- Leading Global Purchase Family or Regional Commodity specific sourcing with full accountability for buy and meeting material deflation targets by setting strategic direction for global or regional sourcing professionals.

- Developing strategies and driving negotiations to meet the quality, fulfillment, and productivity requirements of the business.

- Sources and purchases machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization.

- Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives.

- Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.

- Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.

- Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects, or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up orders placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.

- Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.

- Monitor and report on supplier performance and implement corrective action when required.

- Preparing bid packages, and coaching supporting procurement team as needed on bids and negotiations.

- Other related duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

- Five to ten years of related Supply Chain Management experience in an Engineer-to-order manufacturing, OEM, aerospace, or defense environment.

- Demonstrated progressive career development with increasing responsibilities, with an emphasis in manufacturing.

- Strong knowledge of production flow, inventory flow, and documentation procedures.

- Strong business/financial acumen, proficient in leading and setting direction for teams, including demonstrated ability to motivate, influence and drive change at all levels of the organization.

- Excellent growth leadership skills demonstrating clear global perspective and understand factors impacting Aerospace businesses and our suppliers.

- Ability to organize time effectively to satisfactorily complete assigned tasks and functions. This includes planning of workflow and meetings.

- Excellent computer skills with an emphasis in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

- Ability to effectively negotiate contracts, ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.

Education Requirements:

- Bachelors degree in appropriate Business or Technical discipline is required.

- APICS/ISM/Supply Chain certification is a plus.