Title:  Procurement Manager

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Job Code: 30224

Job Location: Londonderry, NH

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Procurement Manager, reporting into the Procurement Director, will be responsible for research and benchmark current market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges for each commodity. Contribution to the company’s success will be leading the effort to develop a suite of Standard Work across an optimized Procurement process map and managing a team of buyers to optimize key performance metrics including requisition to purchase order (PO) cycle time, PO lines meeting manufacturing need dates, pay terms, small business plan goals, and yellow/red suppliers. This role will also collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Program Managers, and Material Program Managers in securing the best solutions for new or existing programs.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and implement a suite of Standard Work across the Procurement functional process map
• Develop and implement, in conjunction with the Category Management team, spend management strategies including:
  • supplier assessments and rationalization,
  • negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make vs. buy analyses,
  • vendor managed inventories, and inventory reduction programs,
  • cycle time improvements, security of supply, and supplier diversity,
  • continuous improvement, commodity roadmaps, and procurement/stakeholder collaboration
• Develop and implement plans to counter vulnerabilities in terms of Chinese material content in direct material purchases
• Drive improvements in our poor performing Yellow and Red supplier spend
• Lead negotiation and completion of agreements with strategic and preferred suppliers to optimize business results
• Establish a strong network and foster collaboration with internal customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members
• Implement a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply base including:
  • leading periodic business reviews,
  • monitoring, and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service, and leadership),
  • managing supplier relationships,
  • performing root cause analysis and resolution, and
  • developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans
• Establish, implement, report, and socialize on Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals and objectives and related performance
• Travel approximately 25%-30%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's with 9 years prior procurement experience, Graduate Degree with 7 years prior procurement experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior procurement related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Deltek (Cost Point) ERP System Experience
• MBA or Graduate degree in Supply Chain
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• Strong understanding of Procurement, Manufacturing Operations, and Material Logistics
• Cost analysis experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
• Minimum 5 years of experience of demonstrated experience in:
  • Leading a team of people and collaborating internally and externally
  • Managing a suite of direct material commodities
  • negotiating pricing and delivery improvements
  • MRP systems and processes
  • DoD procurement requirements and practices, including FAR & DFAR procurement requirements
• Minimum 5 years experience of understanding contractual terms and conditions and risk mitigation