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Please note that this is an on-site position, requiring the selected candidate to work from our Phoenix, AZ, or Grand Rapids, MI, office. This is not a remote role.
About Acron Aviation:
Acron Aviation is an agile commercial aviation partner with a long heritage of providing established, industry-certified solutions, as well as future-focused, data-driven innovations. With customers worldwide, our employees are dedicated to the company's mission of innovating to create safer skies. For more information, visit acronaviation.com
Job Description:
The Category Management Lead is responsible for overseeing all supply management aspects of a given supply base, including aligning product strategy, supply strategy, and supplier performance. The primary responsibility is leading a cross-functional team to manage risks and drive execution for our Electronics Contract Manufacturer, which supports production materials for the Surveillance Electronics and Flight Data Recorders Product lines. You will be responsible for simplifying the supply strategy and reducing material costs by implementing projects and negotiations while ensuring product availability. You will be responsible for $40-$70M spend, focused primarily on electronics circuit cards subcontracting. You will be accountable for driving and implementing Acron Aviation and industry-wide standard practices for electronics manufacturing at our supply base to ensure our suppliers are on track to meet our delivery, quality, and cost requirements. You will take an active role in supplier risk evaluation and mitigation, as well as executing recovery plans and leading time reductions as we transition into the post-COVID, post-semiconductor shortage world.
Essential Functions:
Category Mgt Lead drives results measured by proactive supplier performance management, lower management costs, process and service improvements, risk mitigation, and resultant productivity through the supply chain via critical KPIs
Owns and manages the execution of the category strategy for the Surveillance and Recorders product lines
Ability to travel domestically and internationally to supplier manufacturing location(s) as needed to identify risks/opportunities related to delivery and quality performance, while driving implementation of lean manufacturing projects and monitoring execution of Acron Aviation products
Improve working capital through payment term extensions and effective material replenishment strategies such as Vendor Managed Inventory, Consignment, etc
Owns building category and subject matter expertise/insights and market intelligence to ensure sourcing solutions meet Product Line business needs
Acts as an escalation point for supplier performance concerns related to the scope of spend
Leads supplier reviews and communication cadence for weekly and monthly performance communications + quarterly business reviews
Updates and owns continuous assessment of supplier capabilities and recommends potential new supplier partners
Performs complex data analysis and ties to financial models (TCO, should cost, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make vs buy or insource vs outsource decision models)
Holds suppliers accountable to contract obligations/service levels and business expectations, provides performance feedback, and moves fast to implement continuous improvement projects that develop supplier capabilities
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering; MBA
7+ years of related experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, procurement, or supply chain
Additional Skills:
Strong communication and collaboration skills: ability to negotiate complex criteria with vendors, present and debate analysis in a flat organization, and lead change through the ability to influence
Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of circuit card assemblies, electro(1)mechanical, electronics, and electronic components, as well as ITAR restrictions and requirements
Strong business acumen and ability to build a strong business case to support recommendations
Strong background in developing Statement of Work for suppliers and working knowledge of contractual Terms and Conditions
Understanding of global economics and ability to use market data/analytics to predict trends
Demonstrated negotiation skills and demonstrated cost-out accomplishment
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