About This Role
This specialist role in the supply chain team involves developing new sources and strategic alliances for the company's aerospace manufacturing operations. It suits a professional who can lead negotiations, manage projects, and drive cost reduction initiatives while supporting business units.
Responsibilities
- Develop new sources of supply and establish strategic alliances
- Develop negotiation business strategies
- Lead and participate in the development of the commodity by managing projects that include the preparation of business cases
- Lead, develop and execute the commodity strategy and provide project and negotiation statuses to senior management
- Identify, analyze and realize cost reduction opportunities
- Create and maintain formal networks internally and externally
- Act as single interface with suppliers of new business
- Support Sites and/or Business Units with appropriate sourcing strategies
- Coordinate and lead negotiations of any claims with suppliers in support of business unit production issues
- Support Business Units in the application of contractual remedies against material breaches
- Lead contract negotiations with suppliers
- Ensure contracts are maintained in accordance to business requirements
- Coordinate the Procurement Agents activities in relation to the balanced scorecard objectives, the master plans and the detailed plans
- Support Procurement Agents in their contracts negotiations, the commercial agreements and product changes negotiations, as well as the contracts amendments
- Participate in the governance of cost reduction initiatives and ensure projects come to fruition
- Actively participate in supplier program reviews led by the business units
- Develop and coach team members on procurement initiatives and processes
- Support commodity manager in the performance development plan process
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent
- Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of relevant experience
- Excellent negotiation skills and experience in project management
- Detail oriented, focused and committed to meeting deadlines
- Strong team player, recognized for leadership and innovation, and ability to mobilize a team
- High proficiency and good communicator in French and English (written and spoken)
- Strong capabilities in operations and financial management
- Comfortable with complex technical topics, and knowledge of legal terminology or interpretation of contracts
- Familiar with Just-In-Time purchasing logistics, integrated supply chain and lean manufacturing concepts
