Manager, Material Support

What are your contributions to the team?

• Perform supervisor responsibilities and recommend related actions, for example, hire/fire, disciplinary actions, PMP, training and certifications, work assignments, scheduling vacation, and monitoring attendance
• Monitor sustaining activities, projects, and levels of customer service (e.g., performance metrics) for buyer/planner functions and report status, issues, and risks to management on a scheduled basis
• Oversee sourcing and vendor selection for aircraft parts, components, material, and/or related services
• Meet with vendors and carriers to negotiate contract items, for example, price, delivery, quality, and quantity
• Administer vendor and carrier contracts to ensure provision of agreed upon service(s) and/or product(s)
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies, errors, and payment issues
• Coordinate with other departments to resolve problems concerning delivery, component discrepancies, and lead times with internal and external suppliers
• Review, revise, and/or develop processes and guidelines in support of buyer/planner functions
• Perform special projects concerning, for example, inventory, vendor issues, and credit holds
• Meet with vendors and carriers to discuss and resolve performance issues, for example, delivery, quality, and quantity
• Facilitate team efforts to resolve complex inventory discrepancies to determine root causes of inventory discrepancies and develop recommendations for corrective action
• Review, revise, and/or develop processes and guidelines in support of material handling operations
• Research and resolve billing discrepancies and related issues
• Perform quarterly and annual reviews
• May represent department during General Manager or Director's absence

How to thrive in this role?

• You would typically have 5+ years of experience in buyer/planner, warehouse, stockroom, and/or material handling role.
• You would typically have a minimum of 5 years management experience (preferred)
• You have a bachelors in Purchasing, Business, Marketing or a related field OR equivalent work experience.
• You have computer skills necessary to operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, inventory management, and web-based applications
• You are skilled in contract interpretation, negotiation and financial analysis concepts within assigned area(s)
• You have planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize, assign, and coordinate workload of assigned area and employees within a multiple project setting
• You demonstrate strong leadership and coaching skills with the ability to develop people and build a strong team
• You have interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with a variety of individuals, departments, customers, vendors, and management
• You have working knowledge of process improvement methodology and application
• You have thorough knowledge of Repair Station System inventory process, cycle count, perpetual and work-in-progress inventory audits
• You have thorough knowledge of Internal, Federal, State and local regulations pertaining to proper packaging for transporting of hazardous materials
• You have working knowledge of FAA, JAA, TC and DOT regulations applicable to export shipments
• You have effective verbal / written communication and presentation skills
• You have basic knowledge of business law concepts(i.e.) definition of offer, acceptance, what constitutes an agreement and ownership (etc)