Procurement Manager

SUMMARY

Responsible for leading the Procurement team and ensuring the timely, cost-effective acquisition of materials, components, assemblies, supplies, and services supporting production, aftermarket, repair and overhaul, and Company programs.

The Procurement Manager leads the buyer organization, drives supplier performance, material availability, cost reduction, compliance, and execution against MRP requirements. This role requires an experienced procurement leader who can independently manage the function with limited transition support.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable a team of procurement professionals.
• Establish priorities, workloads, supplier assignments, performance expectations, and team metrics.
• Drive supplier delivery, quality, cost, lead-time, and responsiveness.
• Lead supplier recovery plans and resolve critical material shortages and performance issues.
• Manage sourcing, RFQs/RFPs, proposal analysis, supplier selection, negotiations, and awards.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies supporting cost, quality, delivery, and risk objectives.
• Drive supplier cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, delivery, and other commercial terms.
• Ensure timely execution of purchase requirements generated through MRP.
• Analyze supplier capacity, cost, spend, inventory, lead times, and material risk.
• Maintain procurement KPIs and present performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies and applicable FAR/DFAR, ITAR, AS9100, and Government procurement requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Contracts, Program Management, and Aftermarket.
• Lead continuous improvement of procurement processes and supplier performance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly manages Procurement personnel, including staffing, coaching, performance management, development, and accountability for team results.