Director-New Product Development Strategic Sourcing

Cirrus Aircraft; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

401(k) Plan with company match

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Cirrus Aircraft seeks an executive-level leader to shape the New Product Development sourcing and procurement strategy. You will drive supplier partnerships, negotiate contracts, and manage budgets across a multi-hundred million dollar annual spend.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative aircraft programs. The position emphasizes risk management, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with Cirrus’s mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required within Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent combination education and experience.
• 12+ years’ experience leading work related systems, processes and challenges.
• 7+ years direct leadership experience.
• Travel may be required up to 25-50% (domestic and international).
• Negotiation experience with internal/external parties.
• Contract Management experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Adaptive mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Strong planning and organizing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the NPD sourcing/procurement strategy.
• Develop annual business plans for NPD/programs and align with strategy; quantify outcomes and budgets.
• Set and manage area budgets in line with strategy.
• Communicate strategy and ensure cross-functional integration.
• Lead key supplier relationships and risk management in NPD supply chain.
• Oversee performance and development of direct reports; drive continuous improvement.
• Develop stakeholder engagement plans for senior management.
• Define organizational structure to meet business objectives.
• Identify capabilities needed and mentor teams to close gaps.
• Ensure order fulfillment and adherence to inventory targets within NPD.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Planning and organizing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Overview

Defines, implements, and owns the organization’s overall sourcing strategy (for new product development) and develops a procurement plan, the definition of requirements, the selection of suppliers, the development of offers, lead negotiator, the development/execution of contracts, and the management of contracts. Leads operations that build value-driven vendor partnerships focusing on risk management, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for the New Product Development Supply Chain across the company. This includes the near-time planning time fence (within the year) and outgoing years. Responsible for the budget, order fulfillment, and/or inventory of area of responsibility (Product Development/Programs). Responsible initiating the supply chain (New Product Development) for several hundred million dollar annual spend.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of product as part of the organization’s new product development sourcing/procurement strategy ·
• Develop and gain agreement to annual business plans for new product development/programs, ensuring alignment with strategy; quantify business outcomes (i.e. revenues or other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)); detail expense and headcount budgets; and develop business cases for key projects, ensuring cross-functional integration.
• Take responsibility for setting and managing area budgets so they align with organizational strategy.
• Communicate the function's strategy and its relationship to the organization's mission, vision and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals. Identify and manage stakeholders up to top management level, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
• Support the overall organizational strategy by developing and delivering operational plans and outcomes for new product development.
• Manage the delivery of a major part of the organization's product development program. Take personal responsibility for a small number of mission-critical strategic supplier relationships for the new product development supply chain.
• Manage and report on the performance of the function / business area; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives.
• Manage the development/training for direct reports
• Implement Risk Management throught the New Product Development supply chain
• Lead the development of partnering relationships with senior executives throughout the organization, building high levels of professional credibility and mutual trust, and ensuring that internal clients have access to high-quality advice and guidance to support in delivering business strategy and plans
• Define the detailed organization structure for a business area to align with corporate principles, define the relationship between elements of the organization, and define the responsibilities of senior managers, to enable the organization to achieve its business objectives.
• Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of a significant business area. Evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize development activities. Motivate others to develop their capabilities and fulfill their personal potential. Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods.
• Ensures Order Fulfillment for responsible commodities within New Product Development in support of Programs
• Ensures adherence to budget
• Ensures adherence to inventory targets/budgets

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree required within Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent combination education and experience.
• 12+ years’ experience that enables job holder to provide leadership to others regarding work related systems, processes and challenges.
• 7+ years direct leadership experience
• Represent Cirrus in a highly professional manner internally and externally.
• Program/Project management with strong experience in the delivery of complex program management, cross-functional business/capability development and change initiatives.
• Travel may be required up to 25-50% (domestic and international).
• Negotiation experience: Negotiates as the organizational authority and established expert to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.
• Contract Management experience: Acts as the organization's authorities and applies expertise to supervise the construction of assigned properties according to instructions.
• Effective Communication skills: Acts with expertise as the organization's authority on using clear and effective verbal communications skills to express ideas, request actions and formulate plans or policies.
• Adaptive Mindset: Operates as a recognized expert to shift into and out of a mental mindset associated with assessing the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment and making the appropriate/innovative adjustments to thinking and work habits to thrive in any scenario. Typically known as a subject matter authority. Adapts existing tools and techniques to existing situation, adapts to changing goals / objectives, Entrepreneurial spirit, focuses on simplicity when addressing the customer.
• Highly skilled in planning and organizing: Uses expertise to act as organizational authority on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.

Preferred:

• Master's Degree

Our Benefits: Cirrus provides a range of exciting benefits, including:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, vision, dental, with additional dependent coverage options
• Employer-Paid Coverages: Group term life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts:FSA and HSA offerings with company contributions to HSA
• Well-being:Calm Health, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness incentives through medical provider
• 401(k) Plan: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% after 90 days, with 100% vesting at 1 year of service
• PTO: Various PTO plans starting at 100 hours accrued within the first year
• Additional Time off Benefits: Paid holidays, 2 weeks of Paid Parental leave, paid time for funeral leave and jury duty
• Career Development: Tuition reimbursement program and professional growth opportunities
• Exclusive Discounts: Cirrus Store, partner and marketplace discounts available
• Community & Engagement: Company and employee clubs at various locations

These benefits are designed to support your well-being, growth, and enjoyment at Cirrus!

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