Aerospace Materials & Supply Chain Lead

Ducommun Incorporated; Town of St. Croix Falls (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin seeks a Materials Manager to lead production planning, inventory control and supplier performance across the organization’s material management function.

The role requires coordinating material storage, shipping/receiving, planning with program management and supply chain teams. You will drive S&OP, improve inventory turns, manage costs for new components, and push continuous improvement to reduce lead times and ensure on‑time delivery in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Business, Supply Chain, or related field. MBA preferred
• Minimum of 8 years supply chain or related experience including significant leadership
• Minimum of 3 years ERP system experience
• Minimum of 3 years of previous S&OP processes experience
• Aerospace or Defense manufacturing experience desired
• ISM or APICS certification preferred
• CPM, CSM or CPSM preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective materials management including material storage and inventory control, shipping and receiving, production planning, and supply chain.
• Investigates current supply chain trends and solutions and implements where appropriate.
• Through materials management practices and sales & operations planning, manages key external and internal supply chain elements such as PPV (Purchase Price Variance), supplier performance, material on-time and quality, inventory turns, etc.
• Work with the program team and supply chain team to develop and agree on cost targets for new components prior to customer quote.
• Key member of S&OP process and meetings including program/production rundown reviews to communicate schedule status, needs and concerns, mitigation planning and actions as required.
• Work with production control and master scheduling, S&OP leader and supply chain members to ensure end-to-end forward looking supply chain process and execution, including demand, sales order entry, production planning, inventory management, and material preparation.
• Provide leadership in developing, improving and implementing sound materials management and flow to minimize lead time and inventory while achieving sales plan and customer service requirements.
• Key member of new product launch to support program management for flawless new program launch in terms of cost, delivery and quality.
• Partner with program management, manufacturing, engineering, commodity leaders, and operation supply chain teams to ensure proper coordination and effective prioritization with suppliers for NPI launches.
• Generate cost, quality and timing targets for new component launches and define/execute action plan in order to achieve target AOP (Annual Operating Plan).
• Manage material, inventory and other costs to support AOP
• Support and promote company core values of honesty, professionalism, respect, trust and teamwork and utilize the Ducommun Way methodology to achieve objectives.
• Works internally within the supply chain collaborating with supply chain management, S&OP and production scheduling functions.
• Works collaboratively with SBU & operations center leadership and teams to continuously assess operating plan and functional results to apply necessary business improvement methodologies.
• Actively lead/participate in cross-functional business projects improving customer satisfaction to reduce cycle time, past dues and improve on-time delivery with proper inventory.
• Provides supply chain policy guidance, evaluation and direction to staff including the adherence and development of supply chain standard work policies and procedures.
• Ensures effective supply chain management systems and processes are developed, implemented and continually improved.
• Provides supply chain policy guidance, evaluation and direction to staff including the adherence and development of supply chain standard work policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership in developing, improving and implementing sound materials management and flow to minimize lead time and inventory while achieving sales plan and customer service requirements.
• Provides for selection, training, development, succession and performance evaluation of direct reports.
• Support and foster growth and professional development of direct reports.
• Provides ongoing coaching and mentoring to staff to drive engagement and productivity.
• Provides clear goals and expectations to encourage successful performance of others.
• Provide and support career development planning for direct reports.
• Reports on core Ducommun performance measurements, defines additional measurements aligned to specific initiatives and areas of opportunity.
• Links and aligns departmental goals to the goals of the operating center, strategic business unit and corporate.
• Investigates current demand trends and solutions and implements where appropriate.
• Supports AS9100 root cause corrective actions, and audits where needed
• Initiates, promotes and drives lean methodologies across all processes and standard work.
• Focus on continuous improvement within scope of responsibilities for developing, improving and implementing sound S&OP practices, material and process planning and flow to minimize lead time and inventory while achieving sales plan and customer service requirements.
• Implements standard work and processes across areas of responsibility.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

ERP systems experience

Excel & MS Office

Lean methodology

Communication skills

Team development

Project management

Financial acumen

Aerospace/Defense experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field

MBA preferred

ISM or APICS certification preferred

CPM, CSM or CPSM preferred

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Ducommun Incorporated in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin seeks a Materials Manager to lead production planning, inventory control and supplier performance across the organization’s material management function.

The role requires coordinating material storage, shipping/receiving, planning with program management and supply chain teams. You will drive S&OP, improve inventory turns, manage costs for new components, and push continuous improvement to reduce lead times and ensure on‑time delivery in