Procurement Engineer - Senior - Level 3

Lockheed Martin•Fort Worth, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position works with Global Supply Chain teams, Program and Subcontract Program Managers, Technical Subcontract Managers (TSM), Supplier Quality, Design engineering and others to identify supply chain disruptions and mitigate issues. Our Procurement Engineers engage with internal and external customers and suppliers to resolve emerging and complex technical issues affecting component on-time delivery and shortages. This role also performs root cause corrective action, supplier evaluations, technical evaluations. This role serves as the technical liaison between global supply chain buyers, IPTs, and suppliers. This position will focus on support for the development of Independent Price Estimates (IPE) and Technical Evaluations (TE) to support Global Supply Chain in the placement of compliant purchase orders. This position supports F-35, AMMM, IFG and ADP product lines. This position requires approximately 20% travel to work with suppliers at their facilities, including the potential for some international travel. Good communication and negotiation skills are a must since the job requires constant interface with different functions and suppliers each with different and sometimes competing priorities.

Requirements

Engineering degree from an accredited university
Ability to identify, collect, & manage relevant data used during the estimating process
Understanding of machining capabilities and processes
Ability to work cross-discipline teams to ensure proper data is sourced to support efforts
Must have good communication and negotiation skills.
Must be a US Citizen for consideration due to security clearance requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with multiple LM data repositories and systems (PDM/SAP/DIMS/etc.)
Data Analytic experience creating tools/spreadsheets and sorting through large volumes of information efficiently (VBA Macros/Tableau/etc.)
Experience with Global Supply Chain price analysis practices and process

Responsibilities

Perform as a Procurement Engineer on the Global Supply Chain Engineering Team.
Identify supply chain disruptions and mitigate issues.
Engage with internal and external customers and suppliers to resolve emerging and complex technical issues affecting component on-time delivery and shortages.
Perform root cause corrective action, supplier evaluations, and technical evaluations.
Serve as the technical liaison between global supply chain buyers, IPTs, and suppliers.
Support the development of Independent Price Estimates (IPE) and Technical Evaluations (TE) to support Global Supply Chain in the placement of compliant purchase orders.
Support F-35, AMMM, IFG and ADP product lines.