The Client is a global aerospace company.
Responsibilities:
- Create and automate purchasing reports and data analyses to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
- Serve as the primary Supply Chain representative in project management, ensuring full coordination from start to finish and timely delivery of both project and operational needs.
- Oversee purchase order (PO) creation for projects and portfolio demands, including subcontracting and external services, while ensuring suppliers meet On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) targets.
- Actively manage subcontractors and service providers by tracking their performance, delivery timelines, and adherence to agreed commercial terms.
- Adapt quickly and effectively to any changes in PO details, maintaining stability and minimizing disruptions to operations.
- Collaborate closely with Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Finance teams to identify and resolve discrepancies between Work Orders (WOs) and Purchase Orders (POs), ensuring data accuracy and financial consistency.
- Identify and reduce supply risks through ongoing supplier engagement and forward-looking procurement planning.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals, emphasizing cost efficiency, competitive terms, and inflation control.
- Establish supply agreements and drive continuous improvements in cost, lead times, commercial conditions, and overall supplier performance without sacrificing quality.
- Track supplier performance and apply closed-loop corrective actions, particularly for critical vendors.
- Ensure adherence to company purchasing policies, procedures, and governance standards.
- Coordinate material deliveries to meet organizational deadlines and maintain accurate records of materials, suppliers, pricing, and expenditures.
- Participate in material reviews and ensure prompt escalation and resolution of supply-related issues.
- Lead initiatives to improve assigned key performance indicators (KPIs) and carry out additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of experience in project management, procurement, and strategic sourcing within a dynamic manufacturing setting.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with ERP systems (such as SAP or Oracle), including knowledge of material planning parameters and their operational implications.
- At least 3 years of practical experience using Microsoft Power Platform and Office tools (including Power Automate, Power BI, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Strong knowledge of supply and demand planning, inventory control, and the financial impact of cost management.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze data, make independent decisions, and deliver results.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal teams and external partners.
- Highly organized and detail-focused, with the capability to manage the entire sourcing lifecycle from initiation to delivery.
- Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to clearly communicate ideas and solutions when addressing challenges.
- Familiarity with metal commodity pricing trends is considered an advantage, as is an understanding of machining and secondary processes such as heat treatment, coating, and welding.
