Sr. Director Supply Chain

Job Summary:

This is a senior key leadership role supporting approximately $500M+ in spend across this organizations manufacturing sites located across the US and Internationally. Key responsibilities include strategic sourcing decisions, supplier relationship management (ownership and appropriate escalation when required); contract negotiation; best practice implementation (identification and expansion across all sites); and synergy achievement where appropriate (Direct Material Spend, Outside Services/Shop Assist, Indirect Spend). This will be accomplished through leadership and management of an organization of 20+ supply chain professionals responsible for managing the acquisition of inbound materials (and indirect materials as well as shop assist/outside services)

Direct reports to Executive Vice President of Operations & Manufacturing Shared Services.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintain a positive results-oriented attitude that promotes teamwork with peers, subordinates, commercial, operations, other support functions, and suppliers while driving significant change through Kaizen.
• Establish and implement performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.
• Drive effective supplier management relationships focused on quality, supply assurance, and cost.
• Negotiate prices for raw material, indirect materials and outside services as well as delivery with all vendors related to manufacturing.
• Effectively lead and enable the Supply Chain organization to achieve strategic objectives and build relationships with suppliers.
• Understand regulatory and market requirements and their impacts on the supply chain.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices, current & future policies and procedures, regulatory & trade requirements, and market dynamics appropriate to function.
• Achieve FAR/DFAR compliant procurement processes.
• Work collaboratively across the organization on policy deployment targets focused on cash generation and cost reduction.
• Manage formalized risk mitigation programs to reduce vulnerability of supply chain interruptions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or technical field required.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience required. 5+ years of experience in supply chain required.
• 3+ years of experience with contract negotiations
• 3+ years of experience managing direct reports required.

Preferred Additional Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Aerospace experience preferred.
• Experience managing multiple sites preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• APICS, CPM, or CSCMP certification preferred.