Procurement Manager

SUMMARY Responsible for leading the Procurement team and ensuring the timely, cost-effective acquisition of materials, components, assemblies, supplies, and services supporting production, aftermarket, repair and overhaul, and Company programs.

The Procurement Manager leads the buyer organization, drives supplier performance, material availability, cost reduction, compliance, and execution against MRP requirements. This role requires an experienced procurement leader who can independently manage the function with limited transition support.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable a team of procurement professionals.

Establish priorities, workloads, supplier assignments, performance expectations, and team metrics.

Drive supplier delivery, quality, cost, lead-time, and responsiveness.

Lead supplier recovery plans and resolve critical material shortages and performance issues.

Manage sourcing, RFQs/RFPs, proposal analysis, supplier selection, negotiations, and awards.

Develop and execute procurement strategies supporting cost, quality, delivery, and risk objectives.

Drive supplier cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives.

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, delivery, and other commercial terms.

Ensure timely execution of purchase requirements generated through MRP.Analyze supplier capacity, cost, spend, inventory, lead times, and material risk.

Maintain procurement KPIs and present performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.

Ensure compliance with Company policies and applicable FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, and Government procurement requirements.

Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Contracts, Program Management, and Aftermarket.

Lead continuous improvement of procurement processes and supplier performance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Directly manages Procurement personnel, including staffing, coaching, performance management, development, and accountability for team results.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Strong procurement and supplier-management experience in aerospace, defense, OEM, or complex manufacturing.

Demonstrated leadership of procurement professionals.

Advanced negotiation and commercial skills.

Experience with supplier performance, shortages, sourcing, and cost reduction.

Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems; JD Edwards preferred.

Strong analytical and financial capability.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Working knowledge of FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, and Government procurement requirements preferred.

Strong communication, leadership, planning, and organizational skills.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Travel up to 25% may be required.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered.
7–10 years of progressively responsible procurement or supply-chain experience.

Minimum 3 years of direct leadership experience managing procurement professionals or a comparable team.

Aerospace/OEM procurement experience strongly preferred.

Government-contract procurement experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSCPSM, CPM, CSM, APICS/ASCM, or other relevant supply-chain certification preferred but not required.

This document does not create an employment contracts, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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