Manager, Purchasing (Space Systems)

Marotta Controls•Parsippany, NJ

2d•$133,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace three years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top-tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive! Your next big opportunity starts here. Be part of a company where your work supports a mission that makes a difference—apply today! Manager, Purchasing (Space Systems) Responsible for: Tactical management of day-to-day procurement operations. Implements the strategy to provide the materials and services to meet organizational requirements for quality, volume, availability, and pricing. Maintains strategic supplier relationships, negotiates pricing, monitors performance, and expedites to respond to changes in demand or disruptions in the supply chain. Focus on building a supply chain (including travel to suppliers and core competency review) and utilizing lean techniques. Management of a $25M-$30M annual purchasing portfolio. Collaborates with other functions to meet current and future inventory requirements and manage inventory levels. Balancing supply risk (i.e. capacity, constraints) with improvement opportunities. Hands on activity to solve external and internal issues as they arise. Influence metric improvement for procurement to internal and external customers. Strong managing of staff in a highly transactional organization and mentoring to facilitate employee development. Ability to drive price reductions, holding suppliers accountable to meet delivery and cost targets. Ability to understand big picture of procurement and implement a cross-product strategy to drive down cost and lead time to optimize schedule and financial results.

Requirements

Sourcing, Purchasing, Planning or Supply Chain experience (5 years minimum)
Knowledge of raw materials, machined components, electro/mechanical components
Ability to develop dashboards, KPI’s and metrics
Strong negotiations skills
Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering or over 10 years experience in related field.
US Citizenship required
Results Driven
Demonstrates Leadership
Advanced Problem Solving
Strong organization and relationship management skills
Excellent written & verbal communication

Nice To Haves

Relevant industry experience
Industry relevant certifications (i.e. LEAN, CPIM, APICS, Six Sigma)
Advanced Degree (MBA or MS)
Understanding of ERP, MRP systems (Epicor preferred)

Responsibilities

Tactical management of day-to-day procurement operations.
Implements the strategy to provide the materials and services to meet organizational requirements for quality, volume, availability, and pricing.
Maintains strategic supplier relationships, negotiates pricing, monitors performance, and expedites to respond to changes in demand or disruptions in the supply chain.
Focus on building a supply chain (including travel to suppliers and core competency review) and utilizing lean techniques.
Management of a $25M-$30M annual purchasing portfolio.
Collaborates with other functions to meet current and future inventory requirements and manage inventory levels.
Balancing supply risk (i.e. capacity, constraints) with improvement opportunities.
Hands on activity to solve external and internal issues as they arise.
Influence metric improvement for procurement to internal and external customers.
Strong managing of staff in a highly transactional organization and mentoring to facilitate employee development.
Ability to drive price reductions, holding suppliers accountable to meet delivery and cost targets.
Ability to understand big picture of procurement and implement a cross-product strategy to drive down cost and lead time to optimize schedule and financial results.