Procurement Specialist
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Job Location:
Elmwood Park, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
We are seeking a results-driven Procurement Specialist to join our Northern New Jersey facility. This role operates within a matrix reporting structure-functionally aligned and reporting to the Senior Global Supply Chain Manager for global sourcing and compliance while supporting operational day-to-day site needs.
Responsible for end-to-end supply chain activities including material coordination supplier and inventory management this role ensures timely material availability regulatory compliance and alignment with global procurement policies and procurement strategies while supporting site-level operation priorities.
- Implement strategic sourcing initiatives to support organizational goals.
- Manage sourcing for raw material and services balancing cost quality and delivery and commercial needs.
- Execute purchasing strategies in line with global and on-site standards.
- Negotiation planning
- Resolve supply chain disruptions quickly.
- TCO modeling focused on purchase price logistics and inventory carrying cost quality and failure risk EOL and obsolescence supplier transition costs.
- Shouldcost price/cost variance analysis target cost and cost breakdowns for top line and or program.
- Makevsbuy assessments and sourcing decisions.
- Sensitivity & scenario analysis to evaluate effect of change.
Qualifications :
- 5 years in procurement purchasing or supply chain within aerospace or a regulated industry.
- Proven track record managing complex commercial and defense contracts.
- Hands-on experience with supplier qualification ASL/AVL management and compliance audits.
- Demonstrated success in cost reduction initiatives and supplier performance improvement.
- Experience supporting ERP implementation or working in ERP environments (Epicor Kinetic preferred).
- Proficient in the full Microsoft Office Suite including advance excel functions (pivot tables WLOOKUP) work and PowerPoint. Experience in Microsoft Power BI desired.
- Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management Business or Engineering is preferred; however candidate with relevant work experience will also be considered.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Employee Evaluation
- HR Sourcing
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
Smiths Group is a global technology company that delivers solutions for the worlds evolving challenges. With a history spanning over 170 years, we operate across multiple sectors, including healthcare, energy, defense, and manufacturing. Our five divisionsJohn Crane, Smiths Detectio ... View more
