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Job Title: Sr. Manager, Procurement

Job Code: 47178

Job Location: Greenville, TX (On-site)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off.

Job Description

The Senior Procurement Manager oversees the procurement of materials, equipment, and services for FAA, government, and commercial programs, ranging from low to high complexity and value. This role negotiates with suppliers, resolves procurement issues, and partners with cross-functional departments to meet business objectives.  

Essential Functions:

• Leads, directs, and reviews the work of direct report(s) responsible for hiring, firing, promotion, and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval.
• Represent and lead on a Business Unit level and lead a team of buyers and managers.
• Responsible for Programs and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Requirements Planning systems (finance, MRP, quality, engineering, etc.) and the cause-and-effect relationship between these systems.
• Understanding Procurements' relationship with other functions and the ability to influence and gain trust within these relationships to collaborate with the team and define the appropriate execution methods to meet cash flow, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Forecasting and Supply Chain's influence on annual operating plan to include orders, sales, profit, and cash flow.
• Negotiation skills in best value, lead times, pay terms, milestones, and executing legal documents (i.e., Purchase Order (PO), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Legal Agreements, Terms and Conditions etc.) to effectively align with the program structure and manage deliveries to meet performance requirements.
• Serves as approver for PO Compliance packages, which includes, source justifications, commercial certifications, and price justifications along with other Federal Acquisition Regulation/Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FAR/DFARS), Department of Defense (DOD), and Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) requirements.
• Identifies market trends and correlations in Program, Purchasing and Supplier data and develops action plans to address supplier performance trends, mitigate supplier risks, and leads plans to closure.
• Subject Matter Expert with advanced skills to facilitate, lead and manage all aspects of supplier communications, actions and resolve problems within a cross functional team.
• Contributes to the development of goals and department planning efforts.
• May be assigned to work with programs or projects of significantly higher complexity or of strategic importance to the organization.
• Must be available for business travel (up to 20%)
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of procurement experience with special access programs in the Aerospace/Aircraft Industry.
• Graduate Degree with 10 years of procurement experience with special access programs in the Aerospace/Aircraft Industry.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of procurement experience with special access programs in the Aerospace/Aircraft Industry.
• Must have an active Secret clearance at the time of hire with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Top-Secret clearance.
• Knowledge of FAR and DFAR Procurement regulations.
• SAP ERP.
• Experience with Militarized Aircraft.
• PC skills in MS office, with Word and Excel formats essential
• Strong continuous improvement background or certificate in Lean Six Sigma, Data Analytics, PPAP, 8-D Corrective Action Plans, Supplier/Program Risk Management and Supplier Category Management experience.
• Excellent organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Possess excellent communication skills, quality commitment, customer focus, strong interpersonal skills, and adaptability.
• Self-starter and ability to build collaborative teams.
• Take proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Able to work closely with team members and have a willingness to learn.

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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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