Materials Director

Develop and manage the external supply base in accordance with Virtex Supply Chain standards and policies. Establish and maintain requirements for Supplier performance: quality, reliability, cost, delivery, and responsiveness to continuously improve our supply chain. Work with staff to ensure Supplier Management plan is executed.

• Develop and implement supply chain wide plans and programs.
• Develop and implement business strategies around supply chain consolidation, cost reduction, quality improvement, as well as supplier assessment.
• Manage supplier activities to ensure appropriate supplier selection; startup, production ramp, and procedures such as first articles, packing definition, quality definition, print quality, etc. are followed.
• Support Lean Manufacturing concepts and initiatives with manufacturing partners.
• Negotiate and procure contracts and services based on long-term volume planning with planning and suppliers and handle conflicts or questions on prices, deliveries, and specifications. Monitor supplier performance and establish quantifiable metrics/requirements.
• Establish goals and implementation action plans to support business level vision.
• Prepare and issue reports to monitor the effectiveness of material replenishment systems operations.
• Ensure that ownership and alignment are achieved between external and internal partners to meet cost and schedule goals.
• Minimize inventory throughout the supply chain, while optimizing product availability.
• Provide external commodity supply base information critical to make/buy analysis, estimating, and commodity cost management.
• Manage purchase order placement and ensure minimized buyer to purchase order cycle time.
• Drive new product introduction planning and associated supplied product obsolescence and change activities. Advise management of issues that will impact production and drive coordination of appropriate corrective action when necessary.
• Ensure ISO compliance for all processes related to materials management.
• Participate in business enterprise system changes to improve planning, supplier management, and execution of orders while simultaneously minimizing plant inventory.
• Ensure supplier assessment is documented and reviewed with key suppliers.

Bachelor’s (BA / BS) degree in Business, with concentration in Finance, Logistics, Operations, or related discipline. CSPM or CPIM certification preferred. Eight (8) years materials management and procurement experience, with broad exposure to purchasing, materials management and planning, production, commodity management. Minimum two years of supervisory/leadership experience. Experience in Lean Manufacturing, supply chain pull systems, and JIT.

• Aerospace and Defense
• EMS
• AS 9100
• Knowledge of manufacturing disciplines and concepts;
• Demonstrated ability in problem analysis and problem solving;
• Ability to work collaboratively as both a team member and team leader
• Fluent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/MRP systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent organization skills and ability to handle multiple priorities
• Proficiency with linkages between inventory control, planning, and procurement
• Proficient in cost/benefit analysis, ability to understand and explain cost impact of logistics decisions
• Excellent project management skills

Ability to communicate effectively with employees from various cultures and at all levels of the hierarchy