Supply Chain Specialist

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Job Title
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Supply Chain Specialist

Reporting To
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Logistics Manager

Work Schedule
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Onsite – Cleveland, OH

Moog’s Space & Defense – Power & Data group is seeking a Supply Chain Specialist in Highland Heights, OH or Cleveland, OH. The Supply Chain Specialist role is essential for developing, implementing, controlling, and optimizing procurement and planning processes for the entire company. This individual is responsible for assisting in the execution of the company's business plan and flowing it down to the logistics department, especially for achieving goals that contribute to its growth.

A primary function of this role is the review of bills of material (BOMs) and drawings of material planning and forecasting, and vendor management and assessment. Additionally, this individual will assist with the procurement (sourcing, negotiating, and buying) of goods, materials, and services to meet the company's operational requirements. Finally, this role conducts regular analysis of procurement and planning systems and processes to ensure the highest levels of quality and efficiency are achieved and must exercise sound and independent judgment when considering price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply based on MRP requirements.

This job is a full-time, salaried position, reporting to the Logistics Manager and work performed onsite.

• Collects and analyzes usage and demand data to recommend reorder points and safety stock quantities for components, sub-assemblies, and finished goods.
• Reviews bills of material for accuracy and works with PIC and Product Management to resolve issues and maintain a flow of jobs and orders.
• Evaluates materials needed for sales requests, provide component availability and lead time, and updates costing for previously reviewed bills of material.
• Works with Product Management, Design Engineering, and Process Engineering to review and maintain bills of material, item revisions, and material names and descriptions in the ERP system.
• Purchases goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Conveys to management and the team any supply problems that may pose a risk or impact business operations.
• Reviews current trends and changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials; advises others of any impact.
• Explores and evaluates areas of opportunity to reduce costs or provide alternate sources for goods and materials.
• Improves prices and terms of business with suppliers and finds opportunities to make business savings.
• Appraises suppliers to ensure contract compliance and manages performance improvement activities.
• Prepares purchase orders in line with organizational targets/requirements and aligns with final negotiations with selected suppliers.
• Contacts suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
• Contributes to and supports the strategic vision by implementing a broad range of ideas for production balancing, throughput analysis, inventory management, material control, and capacity growth.
• Takes a professional and consistent approach to all supplier relationships.
• Complies with company guidelines, purchasing policies, and procedures.

• Acts as a liaison between the Purchasing, PIC, Production, and Operations teams, ensuring consistent and accurate communication of required parts, services, and information and managing and adhering to customer and company expectations.
• Tracks, manages, and consolidates all company department supply needs to reduce procurement costs and labor.
• Advises management on the impact of changes to purchasing and production activities.
• Attends meetings and updates others on issues or concerns that present risks that could prevent the organization…