Avionics Product Cost Manager

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

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Supply Chain Management, focusing on cost reduction initiatives and project management. Proficient in utilizing MRP or ERP systems, with strong analytical skills to support decision-making and performance tracking.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Supply Chain Management


• Cost Reduction Initiatives


• Project Management


• MRP/ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle)


• Analytical Skills (Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Supply Chain Management


• Cost Reduction


• Project Management


• Analytical Skills


• Negotiation


• Reading Engineering Drawings

Soft Skills

• Collaboration


• Communication


• Detail-Oriented

Industry Keywords

• Commodity Strategies


• Long Term Agreements


• Direct Supply Chain Savings


• Performance Metrics


• Recovery Plans

Tools & Technologies

• SAP


• Oracle


• Excel


• Access


• PowerPoint