Site Procurement Leader

Job Summary

Accountable for local commercial management and assigned non-strategic sourcing for the geographical area under his / her responsibility.
Responsible for in-contract modifications, transfers or new products; ensuring products are sourced at competitive prices in line with aerospace commodity strategy.
Management of supplier delivery for parts sourced as modifications, transfers or new products until FAI is achieved.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting procurement activity and site reviews for the geographical area under his / her responsibility
• Responsible for the geographical area interface between programme and commodity management for new sourcing and change programmes in line with the group commodity strategy
• Support commodity managers for the geographic region supplier selection RFQ / RFP with the use of E-Sourcing tools
• Support parts / supplier transfers and industrialization (Major transfers)
• Responsible for parts / supplier transfers and industrialisation (Minor transfers) through to FAI
• Drive implementation of global / regional agreements within geographic area
• Responsible for the transfer of parts from PO to Schedule including the negotiation of moving from Schedule to consignment / DLF etc
• Responsible for all PO demands placed upon suppliers to ensure that Key Objectives of cost, quality and delivery are secured
• Responsible for site procurement change control, export control and ITAR
• Responsible for the delivery / maintenance / Integrity of site BOM
• Responsible for ensuring item / contract data is updated and maintained
• Responsible for the flow down of  enabled customer materials, pricing and skyline forecasts to Suppliers
• Responsible for developing and supporting site cost reduction opportunities and supplier development plans in-line with business requirements.
• Responsible for supplier risk including use of rate readiness templates and awareness of Dunn & Bradstreet for financials
• Responsible for Managing Raw Material Inventory levels for Purchase Order parts in line with programme targets and start dates.
• Responsible for the resolution of Invoice queries related to pricing
• Be an escalation point for any cost / contractual issues with Suppliers working with commodity management where further escalation is required.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent in a Business, Engineering, or Science discipline
• Minimum of 5 years relevant business experience
• Previous experience in Procurement / Commercial roles
• Previous experience with MRP or ERP

Preferred Qualifications:

• GKN Experience 
• Previous and experience with an international supply base
• A demonstrated ability to build relations with a supplier network and having insight in suppliers processes
• A track record of Leadership to work with cross functional teams
• Negotiation and contract negotiation experience