Senior Supply Chain Project Manager

RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas LLC • Fort Worth, TX

22h

About The Position

This position represents the Purchasing team in program and customer reviews, and acts as a liaison between functional departments. This position will also be responsible for evaluating and assessing new development and customization projects as related to the RECARO Americas Purchasing Strategy. It is also expected that this position will contribute to supply chain optimization, continuous improvement, implementation of best practices, and change management within RECARO Americas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering is required
• 8 years of experience in Purchasing, Materials Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 6 years of experience in a customer facing role.
• Knowledge of aircraft seats is preferred.
• 2 years of SAP experience is preferred
• MS Office Suite required
• SAP experience is a plus
• SQL, Oracle, Access, QLICK View, Crystal reports is a plus
• Oracle or other ERP System knowledge is a plus
• Six Sigma – Green, Black, or Master Black belt preferred
• Project Management (PMP) Certification is preferred

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of aircraft seats
• SAP experience
• SQL, Oracle, Access, QLICK View, Crystal reports
• Oracle or other ERP System knowledge
• Six Sigma – Green, Black, or Master Black belt
• Project Management (PMP) Certification

Responsibilities

• Project Management Supply Chain: Act as the Purchasing representative for all OEBs, including definition and agreement of lead times and risks to ensure feasible and ambitious OEBs according to the latest SP requirements. Plan all purchasing activities, critical parts, milestones, and lead times for dedicated projects. Report on current projects status and implement required corrective actions to ensure SP target realization. Provide KPI status overview, including tracking according to the SP / SPS Shop Floor Management process. Highlight all critical topics within the team, including the escalation process (SFB SPS, SFB SP, PSC + PDP). Ensure raw material availability at suppliers for all parts in cooperation with involved departments (e.g., new colors). Ensure successful implementation of the logistics concept for all concerned parts and suppliers.
• Preparation Purchasing Specification: Prepare purchasing specifications for PSC/PDP, including the latest SP targets agreed upon with SPC, SPG, and SPT, with approval from the project team. Define all purchasing targets in each project phase for concerned projects. Ensure required raw materials and technologies in PSC/PDP to realize global sourcing according to the latest commodity strategy. Oversee and track all development suppliers (build to specification) in responsible projects (including status contracts for each development supplier), such as quality gates on time.
• Risk Management: Oversee the implementation of purchasing risks for all responsible projects, including purchasing risks shown in OEB. Define and track mitigation actions. Define critical parts (e.g., FMEA, team judgment) to initiate mitigation actions. Cooperate closely with SPT and DVC1 to initiate process or product audits to ensure process reliability. Report risk overviews, including status and actions, within the project team and SFB SPS.
• Implementation of Commodity Purchasing Strategy: Ensure availability of transparency and knowledge of the latest commodity purchasing strategy. Ensure successful implementation in all responsible PSC/PDP. Present frequent PSC/PDP status updates to SPG, SPC, SPT to cooperate and agree on actions and judgment of successful commodity strategy implementation.
• Long-Lead-Item Tracking: Define long lead items (off-tool parts) including critical parts (e.g., dress covers) in a standard overview according to OEB and review during team meetings. Plan milestones according to the standard lead time of each item and part, including required due dates for feasibility checks, BOM, drawings, etc. Track and check the status of milestones in each team meeting to ensure on-time delivery of required deliverables. Highlight any delays in team meetings, SPS SFB, and PSC/PDP.
• Missing Part Tracking: Track all P/Ns (In-house-production parts, BFE, purchasing parts) of concerned commissions to ensure on-time SOP. Implement corrective actions, including Shop-Floor Management SP / SPS if needed, to ensure on-time SOP. Prioritize responsible P/Ns in all involved departments (e.g., Logistics, Quality, Purchasing) to ensure on-time SOP.
• Milestone-Tracking: In addition to milestone tracking for Project Management Supply Chain and Long Lead Item Tracking, track all engineering (process supplier) and purchasing milestones to ensure on-time delivery. Milestones are defined in tools such as MS Project schedule, ACSA, and the milestone tracking tool of each PSC/PDP. Implement corrective actions and escalations according to the latest shop floor management SP/SPS to ensure on-time delivery of required milestones. Highlight any postponement of agreed milestones in team meetings. Furthermore, highlight any deviation from agreed milestones that negatively influences purchasing (e.g., reduction of lead time, increase of RC and/or NRC) in PSC/PDP. If required, request a special PSC/PDP steering committee meeting for mentioned deviations in team meetings. Present a parallel recovery plan from the team in the requested PSC/PDP steering committee meeting to ensure fulfillment of SP-targets.
• Cost Monitoring: Identify and review available cost tracking overviews for each responsible project in SharePoint. Note: Overviews of each tracked project, including the Design to Cost process, are the responsibility of SC (product calculation) but should be required by SPS to ensure complete transparency and corrective actions in the design process if required. Check projects, including deviations from target (RC > 100%), with product calculation to define actions for each deviation on a P/N level. Communicate and track each corrective action on a P/N level with the concerned department to realize cost targets (RC = 100%).
• Purchase Order Dispo / GMK (e.g., Rapid Prototypes): Define required Dispo / GMK parts, including verification of on-time availability of specifications. Consider project targets (delivery date / RC/ NRC) during negotiations. Track all placed purchasing orders, including communication with suppliers, to ensure on-time delivery.

What This Job Offers

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