Develops and implements category strategies in line with Corporate, Divisional, and site initiatives to improve supply chain efficiencies, ensure resiliency, and reduce the total cost of supply chain management. Develops and owns supplier relationships for strategic initiatives to implement cross-business synergies across a rationalized set of global and regional preferred supplier partners. Responsibility for all ASL classifications for the designated spend (Approved Supplier List). Develop, implement and manage key strategic supplier contracts and relationships. Including Manufacturers and Distributors Develop and implement Supply chain solutions, including VMI, supplier consignment stock etc. Plan, prepare and execute annual Profit Planning and long-term Strategic Plans for the owned spend, and support execution with the business cross functional teams. Develop innovative business solutions, forecast category projections and provide mitigation actions as applicable to ensure key metrics for the procurement function (Cost Out, DPO, OTD, Diversity Spend, etc.) are achieved. Special focus on risk mitigation and Supply Continuity Undertake spend analysis, supplier assessment and supplier selection to agreed processes, build cost models (TCO/ should cost) to validate category strategies, where applicable, and to understand cost drivers. Provides category support to New Program Teams as required including costs, schedules, and designs. Negotiations and management of cost models for suppliers to include 'hard' money (such as price, volume discounts, etc.) and 'soft' money (such as expertise, technical backup, etc.) in the context of Total Acquisition Cost (TAC), Total Opportunity Cost (TOC, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Prepare and Lead Supplier Business Reviews with strategic suppliers annually Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business Administration from an accredited institution Professional Supply Chain related certification (e.g. CPM, CPIM) MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain from an accredited institution" Years and area of experience required "Basic Qualifications Minimum 7 years' professional experience in Supply Chain or Operations , Program Mgmt 2-3 years professional negotiating experience in a global business environment 3-5 years' professional experience with accountability across multiple manufacturing facilities Knowledge of the Aerospace Requirements and ability to identify technology and economical trends within the category Demonstrates knowledge and experience in successfully deploying category strategies and driving cost-out. Creative thinking skills to produce new approaches in category management and implement emerging tools
