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Procurement Manager Job Description
Position Title: Procurement Manager
Reports to: Director of Operations
Job Description:

• Drive significant year-over-year improvements in quality, delivery, and cost of direct and indirect materials.
• Manage team of buyers ensuring timely ordering of materials while maintaining quality, delivery, and cost standards.
• Manage Supplier Scorecard program, conduct quarterly/annual supplier business reviews, and the qualification of new suppliers.
• Lead negotiations and supply agreements that are broadly strategic – balancing quality, Leadtime, and total delivered cost.
• Lead the development and improvement of standard and efficient work procedures for the buying team.
• Communicate key procurement strategies and initiatives throughout the organization, including to key executive leadership.
• Refine and own cost savings tracking across entire supply chain.
• Develop and drive Supplier/Product Development Project Management.

Position will have responsibilities in Hunt Valve's locations in Salem, OH and Montreal, QC. Travel up to 25% will be required.
Qualifications:

• 8 years strategic procurement experience with history of executing contract negotiations. Background in strategic raw material [castings & forgings] and outside machining services is a plus.
• Strong program/project management skills required with the ability to not only track program performance, but to develop strategic program plans, implement and execute.
• Proven track record working within a multi-step strategic sourcing process and category management background.
• Excellent analytical and financial skills.
• Ability to affect change within an organization.
• Working level knowledge of the US Navy shipbuilding industry is a plus.
• Position requires the ability to communicate with all levels and organizations within Hunt Valve as well as with the customers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working in DoD Environment and government contracting; prior work with the Navy a plus.
• Excellent skills in customer service, project management, negotiations, problem solving, contracts and finance.
• Experience creating executive level communications: internal and external customer facing
• Solid grasp of information technology fundamentals, and ability to leverage technical analysis, presentation, project management, and financial tools.
• Highly skilled in MS Project, Excel, Word, Power-Point
• Effective contributor both as an individual and as part of a project group.
• Ownership for the success/failure of the team.
• Ability to develop excellent working relationships with co-workers, and team members by generating trust, confidence, and credibility.
• Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives
• Ability to absorb and constructively utilize feedback from superiors, subordinates, customers, and peers
• Excellent professionalism and ethical behavior
• Excellent organizational skills; detail-orientated and proactive in management of projects and tasks
• Able to stand or sit for prolonged periods, and move about the facility
• Prolonged periods of time on computer
• May be on the production floor to research information
• Occasionally lift and move materials up to 10 pounds
• Usual office working conditions with the mix of a production environment

Note: This position requires access or potential access to Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, which is Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) data. Therefore, to meet NOFORN requirement, you will have to provide proof of US Citizenship and attest that you do not have dual citizenship. Acceptable proof of US Citizenship is a US Passport, US Birth Certificate or Naturalization Certificate.
This specification is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. Ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Fairbanks Morse Defense.
Fairbanks Morse Defense offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances, and 401k retirement plan with employer match. In addition, we offer paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled