Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
• 4-year degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering
• 7+ years extensive purchasing experience, preferably in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• 7+ years of working with terms, conditions, and contract management
• A minimum of 5 years utilizing supplier relationship management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
• GKN experience
• Knowledge of specific operations required manufacturing products, type of equipment required and associated cost factors.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and written detailed specifications and have in-depth knowledge of procurement policies and procedures related to Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DAR), buyer/seller legal responsibilities and common industry standards, practices and requirements applying to technical considerations of goods and services procured.
• Worked in a systemized purchasing environment and be familiar with Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Supply chain and lean manufacturing integration with suppliers and operations.
• A high-level of perseverance, persuasion and professional leadership abilities.
• Have knowledge of financial principles, manufacturing technology within commodity base and supply base gap analysis
Compensation Range
The Compensation range for this position is 73,600-92,000.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.