Senior Manager, Procurement

Job Title: Senior Manager, Procurement

Job Code: 42562

Job Location: Greenville, Texas On-site

Job Schedule: 9/80 Regular: Off every other Friday, 1st Shift 

Job Description

The Senior Procurement Manager is responsible for leading the procurement of materials, equipment, and services of low to high complexity and value for FAA, government, and commercial programs, negotiating with suppliers, and resolving procurement issues. Will interface with various departments, monitor departmental objectives, and utilize multiple systems including but not limited to ERP, Compliance, Accounts Payable, and Business Intelligence. Responsibilities include managing strategic supplier relationships, leading projects, identifying process improvements, and providing supply chain updates to senior management. The role also entails managing direct reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and leveraging advanced technical knowledge in supplier quality tools and procurement processes. Will contribute to department planning and may work on high-complexity or strategically important projects.

Responsibilities:

• Position requires the ability to maintain a DoD Security Clearance. An active DoD (in-scope) Secret Clearance is required. 
• Leads, directs, and reviews the work of direct report(s) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Has hiring, firing, promotion, and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval. Reports to Senior Manager or higher.
• Responsible for representing and leading on a Busincess Unit level, and or leading a team of buyers and managers and must possess excellent communication skills and communicate effectively with leadership, a wide array of professional levels, functions, and suppliers.
• Expert understanding of Programs and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Requirements Planning systems (finance, MRP, quality, engineering, etc.) and the cause-and-effect relationship between these systems.
• Expert understanding of Procurements' relationship with other functions and the ability to influence and gain trust within these relationships to collaborate with the team and define the appropriate execution methods to meet cash flow, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Expert understanding of forecasting and Supply Chain's influence on annual operating plan to include orders, sales, profit, and cash flow.
• Advanced negotiation skills in best value, lead times, pay terms, milestones, and executing legal documents (i.e., Purchase Order (PO), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Legal Agreements, Terms and Conditions etc.) to effectively align with the program structure and manage deliveries to meet performance requirements.
• Serves as  approver for PO Compliance packages, which includes, source justifications, commercial certifications, and price justifications along with other Federal Acquisition Regulation/Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FAR/DFARS), Department of Defense (DOD), and Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) requirements.
• Identifies market trends and correlations in Program, Purchasing and Supplier data and develops action plans to address supplier performance trends, mitigate supplier risks, and leads plans to closure.
• Subject Matter Expert with advanced skills to facilitate, lead and manage all aspects of supplier communications, actions and resolve problems within a cross functional team.
• Contributes to the development of goals and department planning efforts.
• May be assigned to work with programs or projects of significantly higher complexity or of strategic importance to the organization.
• Must be available for business travel (up to 20%)

Essential Functions:

• Procurement sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience is required.
• Experience in the Aerospace Industry particularly aircraft industry preferred.
• Candidate must be able to work closely with team members and have a willingness to learn.
• Good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Experience inputting and retrieving data in SAP desired.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active, in scope Secret level clearance or above; with the ability to be read-in to sensitive programs.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with special access programs is preferred.
• • Knowledge of FAR and DFAR Procurement regulations.
  • SAP ERP.
  • Experience with Militarized Aircraft.
  • Knowledgeable in procurement, supply chain, and material management processes. Aerospace expertise preferable, specifically Aircraft parts and services.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Negotiation and follow up skills required.
  • PC skills in MS office, with Word and Excel formats essential
  • Strong continuous improvement background or certificate in Lean Six Sigma, Data Analytics, PPAP, 8-D Corrective Action Plans, Supplier/Program Risk Management and Supplier Category Management experience.
  • Excellent organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
  • Possess excellent communication skills, quality commitment, customer focus, strong interpersonal skills, and adaptability.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management and program teams.
  • Is a self-starter and ability to build collaborative teams
  • Takes proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.

  Position requires the ability to maintain a DoD Security Clearance. An active DoD (in-scope) Secret Clearance is required.