Senior Procurement Specialist

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JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for overseeing and managing overall supply chain and logistic strategy and operations, as well as, developing and maintaining good relationship with vendors to support company objectives, customer satisfaction, profitability, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Evaluate and monitor supplier performance and risk by assessing suppliers' ability to meet quality and delivery requirements. This is to be accomplished through various methods including on-site visits, driving performance measurements, supplier audits, readiness assessments.

• Use independent judgment to establish, build, and maintain relationships with all key suppliers.

• Arrange supplier meetings with appropriate personnel to review and resolve any problems such as On-Time Delivery/Quality/Pricing) or other issues as needed.

• Collaborate with other departments, such as Supplier Quality, Planning, Engineering, Quality Assurance and Production to identify and qualify new suppliers.

• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and payment terms with suppliers, focusing on long-term buying agreements, when possible, to maximize savings.

• Drive positive performance trends for both external suppliers and internal processes through continuous improvement (metrics, root cause analysis).

• Work with multiple departments within the company to solve problems; Engineering (ensuring drawing release is on time and accurate), Planning (that requirements meet the program needs based on Minimum Order Quantities, lead times), Receiving (assuring accuracy of paperwork and products received), Quality (any non-conformance issues that need to be resolved).

• Recommend any system improvements that would improve day to day work functionality.

• Make daily purchases within allotted programs based on requisitions and analyze the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements.

• Use independent judgment to send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items and negotiate best price thereafter selecting supplier to award purchase order.

• Enter purchase orders into system and issue to supplier via fax or e-mail.

• Review purchase orders on a weekly basis via reporting system and follow up on past due items plus requirements due in coming weeks.

• Highlight any problem areas and reports to Purchasing Director and/or Immediate Manager

• Interact with Planning and Production to ensure any changes in production requirements are flowed down to suppliers.

• Liaise with planners to control scheduling of parts to ensure stock levels meet demands while staying within stock level buffers.

• Review Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)/Withhold tags written against suppliers and relays such information to them with corrective action.

• Update suppliers with engineering changes and drawings.

• Locate new suppliers when necessary.

• Coordinate with Supplier Quality and Quality Assurance to ensure that all suppliers are in good standing on the approved supplier list.

• Monitor the performance of procurement activities, such as PO placement and non-conformance dispositions, and work with purchasing department to make necessary improvements.

• Track material procurement status of all projects for progress, schedule, and performance; prepares and communicates information to all necessary personnel on pertinent issues and concerns regarding suppliers, raw materials, and finished goods.

• Implement and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

• Maintains a safe, secure, and legal work environment, adhering to all Company policies and procedures.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Maintains and protects the confidentiality of the Company's information and products.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS - Education, Knowledge, and Experience

Education:

• A four-year college degree (Bachelor's degree) or equivalent work experience is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years of direct experience.

Skills:

Preferred Skills/Experience:

Other:

• Extended or irregular hours may be required.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Boeing EnCore is an "at-will" employer; employment is at the mutual consent of both the employee and the employer, and may be terminated at will for any reason, with or without cause, at any time during employment with the Company.

• As business conditions warrant a change in the operating necessities of the Company, all employees are expected to react productively, handle other essential tasks assigned now or in the future.

• Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at a division.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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