Procurement Manager

MD Helicopters LLC; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MD Helicopters LLC seeks a Procurement Manager to lead the procurement organization, ensuring cost-effective material acquisition and timely delivery across production, aftermarket, and programs.

The role drives supplier performance, cost reduction, and compliance with FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, and government requirements, coordinating with Operations, Engineering, and Finance. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement teams in aerospace or complex manufacturing.
• Proven ability to reduce costs and improve supplier performance.
• Strong negotiation and contractual skills, with terms negotiation experience.
• Experience managing MRP/ERP-driven material plans and supplier schedules.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFAR/ITAR and government procurement requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and hold accountable a team of procurement professionals.
• Set priorities, workloads, and team performance metrics.
• Improve supplier delivery, quality, cost, and lead times.
• Develop supplier recovery plans for shortages and performance issues.
• Manage sourcing, RFQs/RFPs, proposals, supplier selection, and awards.
• Develop procurement strategies for cost, quality, and risk.
• Drive supplier cost reduction and avoidance initiatives.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, and deliveries.
• Ensure timely MRP-driven purchase execution.
• Analyze supplier capacity, cost, spend, and risk.
• Maintain procurement KPIs and report to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFAR/ITAR/AS9100 and gov't requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Contracts, PM, Aftermarket.
• Pursue continuous improvement of procurement processes and supplier performance.

Skills

Aerospace procurement

Leadership of procurement team

Negotiation & cost reduction

MRP/ERP (JD Edwards)

Supplier performance management

Excel & financial analysis

FAR/DFAR/ITAR knowledge

Communication & planning

Travel up to 25%

Sourcing & RFQ/RFP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / related field

7–10 years procurement experience

3+ years direct leadership of procurement staff

Aerospace / OEM experience preferred

Government-contract procurement experience preferred

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

SUMMARY

Responsible for leading the Procurement team and ensuring the timely, cost-effective acquisition of materials, components, assemblies, supplies, and services supporting production, aftermarket, repair and overhaul, and Company programs.

The Procurement Manager leads the buyer organization, drives supplier performance, material availability, cost reduction, compliance, and execution against MRP requirements. This role requires an experienced procurement leader who can independently manage the function with limited transition support.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable a team of procurement professionals.
• Establish priorities, workloads, supplier assignments, performance expectations, and team metrics.
• Drive supplier delivery, quality, cost, lead-time, and responsiveness.
• Lead supplier recovery plans and resolve critical material shortages and performance issues.
• Manage sourcing, RFQs/RFPs, proposal analysis, supplier selection, negotiations, and awards.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies supporting cost, quality, delivery, and risk objectives.
• Drive supplier cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, delivery, and other commercial terms.
• Ensure timely execution of purchase requirements generated through MRP.
• Analyze supplier capacity, cost, spend, inventory, lead times, and material risk.
• Maintain procurement KPIs and present performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies and applicable FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, and Government procurement requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Contracts, Program Management, and Aftermarket.
• Lead continuous improvement of procurement processes and supplier performance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly manages Procurement personnel, including staffing, coaching, performance management, development, and accountability for team results.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong procurement and supplier-management experience in aerospace, defense, OEM, or complex manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership of procurement professionals.
• Advanced negotiation and commercial skills.
• Experience with supplier performance, shortages, sourcing, and cost reduction.
• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems; JD Edwards preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial capability.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, and Government procurement requirements preferred.
• Strong communication, leadership, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered.
• 7-10 years of progressively responsible procurement or supply-chain experience.
• Minimum 3 years of direct leadership experience managing procurement professionals or a comparable team.
• Aerospace/OEM procurement experience strongly preferred.
• Government-contract procurement experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

CPSM, CPM, CSM, APICS/ASCM, or other relevant supply-chain certification preferred but not required.

This document does not create an employment contracts, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is designated by the employer to be a safety-sensitive position.
• Work performed in an office and factory settings.
• Exposure to shop environment such as noise, dust, odors and fumes.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about facilities.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

MD Helicopters, LLC is an equal opportunity employer that includes veterans and individuals with disabilities