Commodity Manager, North America

Core Responsibilities:

• Management of aerospace direct & OSV commodity management for tiered suppliers.
• Negotiation of Long-Term Agreements (LTA's) & Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA's).
• Facilitation, tracking, and recording of cost reduction activities across multiple sites.
• Management of Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) tooling contracts and revert metals contracts.
• Procurement of capital expenditures (CapEx) and services for facilities, equipment, and repairs
• Execution and oversight of supplier transitions to qualified sources
• Supporting the VP Global Supply Chain as required in negotiating, closing, and implementing contracts.
• Creation of direct and indirect regional and global commodity strategies
• Working closely with new and existing aerospace suppliers in support of global contract implementation
• Supporting failure analysis and corrective action with suppliers to identify and resolve the root cause of the problem.
• Ensuring effective inventory management techniques are in place to maintain inventory accuracy, reduce carrying costs and increase inventory turns.
• Lead for reviews of technical documentation for Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quotes (RFQ's) and contract issues
• Maintaining a system of metrics to continually monitor measurable supplier performance.
• Between 15%-25% of travel may be required
• Supplier performance management and SBLO reporting with heavy influence for New England based sources
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Experience with Material Resource Planning (MRP) systems is required.
• Supply chain experience such as Value Stream Mapping, Duty Collection/Drawback/Tax Reclaim, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR) is required.
• Global logistics and Small Business Liaison Office experience is Highly desired.
• Six Sigma, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) or lean manufacturing (LEAN) experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Registration, Evaluation, Authorization & Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) preferred.
• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and/or Certified in Production and Inventory Management (C.P.I.M.) training/certification is a plus.
• Ability to work well with people and situationally resolve problems and conflict.
• Ability to oversee several simultaneous projects, delegating tasks as appropriate.
• Solid negotiation and benchmarking skills, and a proven record of progressive savings for the company
• Excellent customer service skills, with an advanced understanding of customer relationship building.
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables) as well as PowerPoint.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, as well as speak effectively before employees.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company's determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project's contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role. Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.