Avionics Cost Reduction & Supply Chain Lead

Jobtailor; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior supply chain professional to drive cost reduction and long-term agreement goals. You will partner with central commodity teams and cross-functional groups to identify opportunities, track savings and PAC, and present performance to leadership.

The role requires experience in MRP/ERP systems, strong analytics, and hands-on collaboration across multiple departments to close gaps and deliver bold cost-out results.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Experience in Supply Chain
• Experience with cost out initiatives
• Experience utilizing an MRP or ERP system such as SAP or Oracle
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Strong Analytical skills (Excel, Access database, SAP, PowerPoint) technical or manufacturing aptitude
• Experience with negotiations

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with central commodity teams to drive cost reduction goals aligned with overall commodity and business unit strategies and achieve cost objectives
• Analyze, identify, and communicate risk and opportunities to long term agreement goals, including expiring contracts
• Team with supply chain to understand and track direct supply chain savings and PAC for the Avionics business unit.
• Prepare and present metric status and performance for Supply Chain leadership.
• Drive recovery plans for cost and PAC with commodity teams
• Collaborate with Collins organizations (i.e. contracts, procurement, quality, value stream, etc.) to execute Supply Chain strategies
• Manage several projects at one time, strong project management skills
• Ability to dive into the detail and be hands on to bridge gaps where the teams need assistance

Skills

Cost reduction

Project management

MRP/ERP

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Reading drawings

Excel

PowerPoint

Collaboration

Communication

Education

University degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a senior supply chain professional to drive cost reduction and long-term agreement goals. You will partner with central commodity teams and cross-functional groups to identify opportunities, track savings and PAC, and present performance to leadership.

The role requires experience in MRP/ERP systems, strong analytics, and hands-on collaboration across multiple departments to close gaps and deliver bold cost-out results.