Purchasing Manager PacSci
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Purchasing Manager
Position Overview: At PacSci the Purchasing Manager is responsible for leading a small team of Buyers. The Purchasing Manager is responsible for overseeing the procurement of materials components & services necessary for the production & maintenance of aerospace & defense products. This role involves developing & implementing purchasing strategies negotiating contracts & managing supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery & cost efficiency.
This role is on site in Hollister CA
Responsibilities:
The primary role of the Purchasing Manager is to coach & guide the team to the timely & of material procurement within budget while meeting or exceeding both project & customer expectations. Therefore it is critical that this person has a complete understanding of supply base management purchasing best practice & appropriate process improvement techniques. In this role you will enable your team to realize its full potential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Must have the ability to review interpret & complete cost analysis of complex cost proposals. Major/critical procurement administration from proposal solicitation fact finding cost price analysis & commercial assertion.
- Collaborate with other functional disciplines as necessary leading the overall supplier contract process. Strong emphasis on Supplier Quality Engineering & Program Management.
- Assesses current material availability; reasonably predicts future availability based on market delivery systems & other variables.
- Drafts explains & implements instructions policies & procedures for purchasing & contract management
- Ability to develop then execute strategies that are sustainable in a matrix environment as well as dependencies on other functional disciplines.
- Provide tactical & strategic directions to site procurement team. Lead team effort in the performance of market analysis supplier selection/analysis & contract negotiation.
- Negotiate & coordinate additions deletions or modifications to subcontracts.
- Provide subject matter expertise on Purchasing policies & procedures external & internal audits & selfassessments.
- Must be able to coach team in resolving delivery issues caused by shortages end of life/obsolescence etc. as well as resolving price discrepancies.
- Capable of driving performance improvements among supply base regarding quality cost delivery.
- Must be able to coach team in understanding cost elements & preventing unplanned cost increases.
Leadership & Engagement:
- Lead by example in alignment with Fortive9 core behaviors
- Champion talent management initiatives including ongoing leadership/employee development & succession planning
- Set & own employee engagement strategy across the site operations team
- Foster a culture committed to innovation & operational excellence
- Communicate company & crossfunctional information effectively to the site
- Provides direction to direct core reports & direct functional reports to accomplish objectives
- Promote a culture of collaboration & accountability between departments
Financial & Resource Management
- Responsible for department expenses versus budget management of the site & drive for cost structure optimization
- Ownership of operational elements of working capital management including but not limited to procurement & disciplined expense management
- Contribute to annual operating plans budgets forecasts & capital expenditures
Qualifications:
- 7 years in purchasing or material management function. Aerospace/defense industry preferred.
- 5 years management experience required.
- Demonstrated negotiation skills
- CPIM or APICS certified highly desirable
- Experience managing both contract manufacturers production suppliers & distribution channels.
- Familiarity with quality control plans & part production approval processes particularly when applied to supplier qualification.
- Effective influencer; ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
- Expertise managing & negotiating pushouts & pullins to enable timely deliveries & production schedules.
- Experience with FARs/DFARS & Gov Acquisition guidelines
- History of strategic management planning & .
- Strong negotiations skills & experience creating cost transparency & pricing advantages.
- Familiarity owning a purchasing budget & managing inventory target
- Knowledge of financial aspects of operations Management
- Effective communication skills
- Strong leadership ability
- Change management champion
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Strong problemsolving skills
- Computer Skills MS Office Power BI other analytical/data visualization software
- Effective project/resource management skills
Education:
- Bachelors Degree in related discipline
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
