Director, Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management

Director Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management

Location: This position can be worked out of any US StandardAero site.

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As a Director Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management you will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management activities optimizing quality cost delivery risk and turnaround time. You will partner with procurement quality engineering program teams and business leaders to build a reliable compliant and resilient supplier network.

What Youll Do

• Lead supplier selection (RFQ/RFP) negotiations and contract management to optimize total cost of ownership mitigate risk and support business objectives.
• Assess the current supply base and develop sourcing strategies and pipelines using spend analytics market intelligence and business requirements to strengthen supplier capacity and coverage.
• Build strong supplier relationships and manage performance through scorecards Quarterly Business Reviews issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality cost delivery and turnaround time.
• Identify and execute cost reduction process efficiency sustainability and other productivity opportunities across supplier spend categories and product lines.
• Partner with BU Leadership Finance Legal and Supply Chain teams to ensure operational and contract compliance risk mitigation and alignment with StandardAeros ethical and financial standards.
• Lead supplier risk management activities including capacity assessments risk identification dual sourcing business continuity planning and forward-looking mitigation strategies.
• Support enterprise supply chain initiatives focused on supply chain optimization digital transformation operational excellence and process improvement.
• Coach and mentor procurement professionals in supplier relationship management contracting negotiation structured problem solving and best practices.
• Partner with the Supply Chain Transformation Leader to drive continuous improvement team capability and implementation of key initiatives including Lean methodologies and root cause analysis.
• Lead strategic supplier reviews and resolve complex performance issues using data-driven analysis and structured problem-solving methods including 8D to drive sustainable corrective actions.

Required Qualifications

• Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is posted.
• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management Engineering Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in supplier/vendor management supply chain or procurement within an aerospace or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing supplier performance relationships and/or contracts.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies that have resulted in measurable cost savings turnaround time reduction or other documented operational improvements.
• Experience negotiating and managing supplier vendor and/or subcontractor contracts.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems (e.g. Oracle SAP) and sourcing/procurement tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting aerospace OEMs Tier 1 or Tier 2 suppliers and familiarity with FAA EASA ITAR and export control requirements.
• APICS CSCP CPSM Six Sigma Green Belt or similar certification.
• Experience managing international or long-lead-time suppliers and supplier risk management.
• Experience with supplier scorecards spend analytics market intelligence and Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Experience with Lean 8D root cause analysis or other structured process improvement methodologies.
• Experience coaching or mentoring procurement or supply chain professionals.

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities

Must meet US Persons requirements per ITAR.

StandardAero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex pregnancy age national or ethnic origin religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression transgender status genetic information status as a protected veteran and basis of disability status or any other federal state or local protected class.