Operational Procurement Manager

Airbus • Columbus, MS

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. is seeking a dynamic Operational Procurement Manager to drive its mission-critical procurement operations. This role involves managing a department and architecting a resilient supply chain to support advanced aircraft. The manager will oversee an annual spend of approximately $250M, manage a team of 6-12 exempt professionals, and ensure the bridge between supply and demand to maintain production flow while adhering to SBA and ITAR regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Supply Chain Management or related field of study or equivalent years of experience
• 7 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management
• 3 years of management experience
• Ability to prepare reports and maintain records
• Ability to overcome obstacles / complex problem solving
• Managing teams
• Knowledge of compliance requirements
• Microsoft Office / GSuite
• SAP / ERP Systems
• High level technical understanding of manufacturing processes
• Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (US citizen, green card holder, or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 5-10lbs
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 5-10lbs
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

Nice To Haves

• A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support internal customer business needs.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships.
• Analyze root causes to lead resolution to a permanent fix that will mitigate a repeat of overdue deliveries.
• Monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Resolve supplier invoice discrepancies.
• Lead purchase order execution and product delivery, ensuring placement of on-time schedule agreements, billing adjustments, terminations mitigation & cost reduction goals execution.
• Collaborate with material planning team to ensure order policy and other key drivers are kept up to date to align with supplier capacity and capability while continuing to support operations.
• Works cross functionally with Engineering, Quality, Materials, Finance, Customer Service, Production Planning and Operations in support of business goals around output, efficiency, and cost of inventory.
• Instruct and train personnel in correct and updated job procedures and methods.
• Responsible for establishing training of new and existing software systems to existing and new personnel.
• Plan the workload of assigned employees to ensure accomplishment of specific objectives.
• Ensure that operational buyers are putting order acknowledgements into SAP to facilitate Supplier Evaluation Development (SED)’s maintenance of accuracy of data regarding On Time Delivery (OTD) of the supplier to confirm performance.
• Define and optimize Head Count for the department.
• Interview and select new people.
• Ensure full flow of E&C’s rules according to Group Policy Organization Performance (KPI’s).
• Develop / Monitor / Maintain KPI’s to support business decisions.
• Ensure On time delivery performance improvement (Missing parts, OTD).
• Monitor forward-looking trends, supplier risks, and drop in demands using procurement tools for advanced risk mitigation.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
• Retirement savings plan
• Ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time
• Holidays
• Generous paid parental leave program
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans)
• Prescription coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
• Other supplemental benefit coverages

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager