Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $82,800 - $103,500(midpoint) - $124,200(maximum)

• All members included in cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Global Supplier Manager I, we have an exciting opportunity for you. This position is responsible for supporting category sourcing and contracting function for Woodward at an enterprise level.Performance is measured by strategic initiative achievement. Thoseinitiatives includesupplier and category strategy, commercial management, and supply base consolidation.It includes all aspects of commercial and contractual management of the assigned suppliers.The key focus isthe selection and development of the supply base to match Woodward's future needs, but also includessupport of the business group-based purchasing functions in the areas of strategic alignment and critical issue escalation.

What You Will Be Doing

• Business to Business ERP contract administration

• Effective participation on negotiations with lead on basic contracts

• Analytics:Apply basic interpretationof data to propose appropriate action

Contract Management/Negotiation: System level price negotiation, participation in higher level negotiations in supporting role. Preparation of negotiation packages for senior negotiators.

• Supplier Relationship Management (commercial management, internal coordination, and alignment): Relationship management at a 1-1 or 1-few complexities with relationships managed at similar or slightly higher level within supplier (level by responsibility, not title)

• Technical Knowledge: Ability to understand process technology within assigned supply base

What We Are We looking for

• 4 year bachelor degree is required, advanced business degree preferred

• 0-2 years purchasing experience

• Background in direct B2B interface preferred

• Travel is required (25%)

• Purchasing and Project Management certifications preferred

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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