Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Safety: Lead supplier qualification to ensure all vendors working on site are qualified on safety to avoid safety risk

• Quality: Work with quality team and SQEs to solve supplier quality issue and drive on recovery plan

• Material and Service Fulfillment: Manage and improve supply base performance and oversee red/yellow flag process, partnering with material and production team to prioritize, prevent, and/or solve production material issues

• Leadtime reduction: Work with material and production team to implement material planning strategy and drive supplier Leadtime reduction through stocking agreement, advance orders and value chain improvement through Kaizen and tools

• Cost reduction: Work with shop team and engineering team to define and implement savings projects, develop alternative suppliers and material to achieve cost target

• Payment on time: Negotiate payment term with vendor to help company on cash position, and solve the AP issue to ensure on time payment to suppliers

• Strategy: Lead creation and execution of the plan to transform the shop sourcing team and supplier base into a high-quality, best cost and best Leadtime supply chain that leverages the power of Repair Network and Gas Power

• Team development: Train and Coach Sourcing and buyers on policy, procedure and develop expertise.

• Problem solving: Utilize Sourcing expertise to manage complex supplier management situations, and to identify improvement opportunities. 

• Continuous improvement: Drive the continual improvement on sourcing process by utilizing Lean and daily management tools

• Global scope: Lead the assigned scope for global repair sourcing on fulfillment and ERP improvement for bigger global impact beyond specific shop

Required Qualifications

• This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing & Buying-Procurement and at least 10 years sourcing experience

• Demonstrated cross-cultural people and team leadership

• Understand the end-to-end supply chain consideration and methods of driving continuous improvement

• Demonstrated experience creating and working with negotiated agreement

• Experience on managing team

• Experience on manufacturing environment

Desired Characteristics

• Strong communication and project management skills, with regular executive management interaction regarding sourcing activities and services.

• Experience on Gas Turbine repair or Aviation related MRO business.

• Lean and Six Sigma certification

Additional Information