Purchasing Manager Security Clearance

Position: Purchasing Manager with Security Clearance
Location: De Leon Springs

Position:
Purchasing Manager

Location:

5612 Johnson Lake Rd. De Leon Springs, FL
Job
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# of Openings: 2 Sparton is an innovative defense contractor headquartered in DeLeon Springs, Florida, with a rich heritage dating back to 1900. Renowned for our exceptional manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in producing high-quality sonobuoys critical to the United States’ undersea warfare arsenal, enhancing national security against current and future adversaries. But we are more than manufacturers; we are problem solvers.

Our team of dedicated engineers and skilled professionals tackles some of the most challenging issues in defense technology. Our expertise includes advanced research systems, maritime solutions, sophisticated sensor technologies and payload delivery capabilities.

Job Summary The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing and administering supply chain best practices, tools, and processes across material management, procurement and subcontracts. You will collaborate with Program Management, Quality, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement to oversee and support implementation of strategic initiatives, as well as activities related to global sourcing, supplier selection, product delivery specifications, and quality. You will work within the business unit to establish, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and implement solutions all while developing and maintaining working relationships with global supply chain partners.

Responsibilities and Tasks
* Develop and manage RFQ/RFP process, negotiate agreements and manage/administer the contract for complexity and value.
* Evaluates bids and selects suppliers based on price, delivery, quality, and service to obtain best overall value for Sparton
* Establish and maintain contacts with key suppliers to ensure visibility of future growth and plans supporting or impacting Sparton.
* Participate in business planning and decision making.
* Maintain and approve the purchasing of supplies and services necessary for operations, including equipment, tools and materials.
* Manage process for supplier qualification, selection and performance evaluations.
* Monitor costs, schedule and performance of suppliers.
* Monitor component lead time issues and assist as necessary to support our production and delivery commitments.
* Manage the negotiation of purchase contracts, scheduling and expediting of deliveries and maintenance of inventory levels.
* Routinely evaluate price trends and establish price and performance objectives.
* Develop and manage the supplier quotation process.
* Monitor and evaluate purchasing metrics – including on-time delivery, quotations in process, inventory turns, MRB, receiving discrepancies and RTV.
* Must be able to work in conjunction with engineering to develop accurate Bills of Material (BoMs) from the technical baseline, control changes in the BOM during the proposal process. Prepare costed BoMs for proposal efforts and managing monthly reporting of Bid vs Actual results.
* Lead collaborative cross-functional teams to analyze spend, develop actionable spend management strategies, implement spend management strategies and proactively manage the supply base within a given commodity
* Research and benchmark current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges
* Develop and implement spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make vs. buy analyses, vendor managed inventories, inventory reduction programs, cycle time improvements, security of supply, supplier diversity, continuous improvement, commodity roadmaps, and procurement/stakeholder collaboration
* Confers with suppliers to determine factors that affect competitive total cost of ownership consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Evaluate root cause and corrective action with suppliers on late delivery performance
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