Strategic Aerospace Procurement Manager

Barnes Aerospace; Ogden, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace is seeking a Procurement Manager for its Ogden Division. The role partners with division leaders to oversee the procurement function, drive cost-saving initiatives, and negotiate contracts to deliver optimal supplier performance.

The successful candidate will lead a procurement team, manage supplier relationships, and collaborate with engineering and quality assurance to qualify new suppliers, while meeting delivery and quality targets.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of related Supply Chain Management experience in an Engineer-to-order manufacturing, OEM, aerospace, or defense environment.
• Demonstrated progressive career development with increasing responsibilities, with an emphasis in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of production flow, inventory flow, and documentation procedures.
• Strong business/financial acumen, proficient in leading and setting direction for teams, including demonstrated ability to motivate, influence and drive change at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent growth leadership skills demonstrating clear global perspective and understand factors impacting Aerospace businesses and our suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement organization for Ogden providing coaching, management and escalation support for the team.
• Driving KPI performance metrics – late release, push/pull/cancel, delinquency/OTD and costs/PPV.
• Building supplier relationships and leading efforts to work with vendors to ensure OTD and cost needs for sites.
• Driving the sourcing strategy that delivers a competitive advantage including implementation of the strategic supplier initiatives.
• Leading Global Purchase Family or Regional Commodity specific sourcing with full accountability for buy and meeting material deflation targets by setting strategic direction for global or regional sourcing professionals.
• Developing strategies and driving negotiations to meet the quality, fulfillment, and productivity requirements of the business.
• Sources and purchases machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization.
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives.
• Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
• Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.
• Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects, or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up on orders placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance and implement corrective action when required.
• Preparing bid packages, and coaching supporting procurement team as needed on bids and negotiations.
• Other related duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Procurement management

Sourcing strategy

Supplier relationships

Contract negotiation

KPI management

Cost reduction

Team leadership

Global sourcing

Vendor management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

APICS/ISM certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

MS Access

Job description

Barnes Aerospace is seeking a Procurement Manager for its Ogden Division. The role partners with division leaders to oversee the procurement function, drive cost-saving initiatives, and negotiate contracts to deliver optimal supplier performance.

The successful candidate will lead a procurement team, manage supplier relationships, and collaborate with engineering and quality assurance to qualify new suppliers, while meeting delivery and quality targets.