Category Procurement Manager - Indirect

GKN Aerospace •

Westlake, Texas, United States

Position Type: Permanent

Job Description:

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90 of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Implementation & Management of corporate contracts at regional & global reach for GKN Aerospace. Development and implement commodity strategies which leverage GKN Aerospace’s spend to deliver significant annual improvements in cost and service levels. Coordinating implementation of contracts through the P2P function at sites and manage compliance. Manage cross functional stakeholder teams to identify business needs and implement contracts which support.

Job Responsibilities

Accountable for delivery of the targeted savings identified as part of annual planning reviews to improve bottom line profitability of GKN Aerospace.
Ongoing development of Aerospace Commodity strategy for areas of responsibility (to be documented and published to stakeholders)
Develop & Lead stakeholder teams (Europe & Global commodities) based across multiple countries to deliver improvements in contracts (cost, performance, quality) for GKN Aerospace
Work with all layers of GKN Aerospace organization to communicate and gain buy in/ support to commodity strategies.
Provide analysis & information to senior management on plans and benefits of actions
Lead key negotiation activities with senior level representatives of suppliers to deliver benefits to business
Development of a consistent approach/strategy to indirect materials commodities with colleagues in North America
Establish data/fact driven analysis of potential opportunities for procurement activities
Manage Requests for Proposal / Auction activities within commodities across GKN Aerospace.
Monitor compliance of sites to contract and take remedial actions as required
Develop commodity budgets / forecasts & liaise with sites to embed locally
Implement and Manage Standardised Business Review Process within areas of responsibility

Job Requirements:
Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Managements, Finance, or other related fields.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a procurement/supply chain role in a manufacturing environment.
High level knowledge of procurement principles & practices including commodity management
Must be a US Citizen due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.

Additional Qualifications

Good understanding of project management principles
Knowledge of procurement activities within commodities of responsibility.
Knowledge of supply markets for relevant commodities
Extensive negotiation experience & skills
Strong project management capabilities
Ability to engage stakeholders across other functions / regions / sites
Ability to create and lead remote teams to undertake sourcing / implementation activities
Good analytical skills
Experience of working within a cross site cross function environment
Willingness to challenge the status quo to find benefits / opportunities

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.

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