Senior Procurement Manager Job 22494 Location: Inglewood, CA (Greater LAX Area) Job Type: Direct Hire Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week Pay: $160,000$180,000 per year Work Setting: On-site Status: Accepting Candidates What You Will Do
You will manage a team that buys parts and materials for aerospace and defense products.
You will work with suppliers to get good prices, good quality, and on-time delivery. Main Duties
Manage, train, and support a team of buyers.
Work with suppliers to get the best price, quality, and delivery times.
Negotiate contracts and supplier agreements.
Make sure purchasing follows company, customer, and government rules.
Track team goals and results.
Help solve supplier problems, including late or poor-quality parts.
Improve the way purchase orders move from Planning to Procurement.
Help find and approve new suppliers.
Track supplier risks and help prevent problems.
Find ways to save money and lower costs.
Visit the warehouse or production area when needed to check parts or processes.
What You Need
Experience buying parts for an aerospace or defense company.
Experience using SAP.
Experience managing a purchasing team.
Experience using KPIs or other ways to track team results.
Strong contract negotiation skills.
Ability to read blueprints.
Experience buying machined parts.
Experience working with machining suppliers.
Strong skills with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Education and Experience
You must meet one of these requirements: Option 1:
Bachelors degree
10 years of related experience
At least 5 years managing a purchasing team
OR Option 2:
Masters degree or higher
5 years of related experience
At least 3 years managing a purchasing team
U.S. Person Requirement
This job requires compliance with U.S. export-control rules.
You must be a U.S. person, such as:
U.S. citizen
U.S. permanent resident/green card holder
Refugee
Asylee
Interview and Hiring Process
1st Interview: Virtual
2nd Interview: On-site
Orientation: 3 days
Drug Test: One test before hire and another test after hire by the client
Physical: Required with a doctor
Numbers & Facts
Location
Inglewood, CA
Skills
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Blueprintsunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Contract Negotiationunmatched
Governmentunmatched
Machiningunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Negotiation Skillsunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Procurement Managementunmatched
Procurement Planningunmatched
Purchase Ordersunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
SAPunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
United States Citizenunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
Warehousingunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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