Divisional Purchasing Agent

Job description

Zodiac Aerospace is a world leader in aerospace equipment and systems for commercial, regional and business aircraft and for helicopters and spacecraft. It develops and manufactures state-of-the-art solutions to improve comfort and facilities on board aircraft and high-technology systems to increase aircraft performance and flight safety. Zodiac Aerospace, a Safran* company since February 2018, has 32,500 employees worldwide and generated revenue of 5.1billion euros for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. Zodiac Aerospace is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange.

* Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defense markets. Safran has a global presence, with nearly 58,000 employees and sales of 15.8 billion euros in 2016. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.

For more information: www.safran-group.com and www.zodiacaerospace.com / Follow @Safran and @ZodiacAerospace on Twitter

The Zodiac growth strategy centers on three imperatives: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. This position will be responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order.

This role analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.

Job Summary:

The Zodiac growth strategy centers on three imperatives: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. This position will be responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order.

Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.

Summary of Duties:

Role Assignment

· Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
· Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
· Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
· Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents

Purchasing Execution

· Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
· Ensure just in time supply aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
· Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
· Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
· Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.

Supplier Management

· Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
· Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
· Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
· Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
· Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
· Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience
· Minimum 3 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience
· MRP system experience
· MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or program management
· Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
· Ability to read and analyze engineering prints

Position Criteria:

· Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
· Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
· Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
· Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
· Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed
· Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
· Ability to make timely decisions and take action
· Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders
· Customer service oriented

General Notes:

· All employees have an affirmative duty to protect and maintain the confidentiality of Zodiac Aerospace’s products.
· As business conditions change it is necessary that all employees productively react and handle other essential tasks as assigned now or in the future.
· Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at division.
· Duties listed above are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required. The company may modify responsibilities as needed to meet business and organizational needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

It is the policy of Zodiac Aerospace to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual preference, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.
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