Supplier Lead

Moog Inc. • Torrance, CA

3d • $80,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Moog’s Military Aircraft Group has an immediate opening for a Supplier Lead to join our team. The Supplier Lead is the primary point of contact responsible for the holistic management of assigned suppliers. The Supplier Lead develops and maintains effective relationships with their designated suppliers and the supply chain team to achieve the operational requirements for all Moog sites. Reporting to our Procurement & Supplier Performance Manager, you can choose a 9/80 work schedule with a hybrid work option (3 days/week in the office) in Torrance, CA. Moog Military Aircraft provides flight control equipment and systems to the world’s leading military platforms. Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, Moog employs about 14,000 employees in 20+ countries. At Moog we have a culture of trust and mutual respect; and for you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferred in the fields of engineering, supply chain, or business
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience (usually post-education) in the field of manufacturing or engineering (preferably Aerospace)
• Good communication/organizational skills and being able to demonstrate an ability to understand complex regulations/procedures
• Ability to deal with a variety of tasks at any one time and understand priorities
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Must be able to collaborate and effectively influence across multiple functions, cultures, and geographic regions, to achieve global end to end supply chain performance requirements. This requires working with teams located in different time zones, resulting in the need to be flexible with working hours, as required

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Program Management, additional education, and a master’s degree in business, Engineering
• An engineering or technical background is preferable, along with Project/Program Management experience
• Good negotiating skills, combined with knowledge of procurement and contractual law

Responsibilities

• Developing and managing effective supplier relationships to achieve the business requirements.
• Surveillance and monitoring of assigned suppliers.
• Evaluation of supplier performance including the identification and mitigation of risk.
• Providing effective purchase order management to ensure current and verified delivery information is reflected using standard systems and processes.
• Ensuring the effective and timely closure of root cause and corrective actions.
• When necessary, expediting supplier deliveries to achieve site operational requirements.
• Lead problem-solving activities to resolve issues affecting supplier relationships and supply chain performance.
• Supporting and potentially leading supplier performance recovery and improvement activities.
• Providing support for supplier selection, supplier development, and NPI.
• Using supplier knowledge to provide input to supply chain planning.
• Identification and pursuit of quality, cost, delivery, and lead-time improvements
• Requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to understand and lead complex supply chain requirements.
• Requires excellent working knowledge and understanding of contractual requirements, business systems, and processes.
• Required to effectively communicate both internally and externally with customers and suppliers.
• Regular business travel (10%) will be required to visit suppliers within the designated region. Occasional travel may be required to visit Moog sites outside of the designated region.

Benefits

• great compensation package
• bonus opportunities
• matching 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible paid time off
• holidays
• parental leave program
• relocation assistance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Tuition Assistance
• mentorship and coaching opportunities
• leadership development
• personal growth programs
• Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values.
• Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all
• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off

What This Job Offers

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