Sr Procurement Specialist

What You Will Do: 

• Supply Chain professional who is the primary liaison between Program, Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance and the Procurement organization   
• Owns internal relationships, providing strategic supply analysis needed to reduce and mitigate Manufacturing Flow Inhibitors  
• Reviews escalated mismatches and ensured the appropriate level of support is in place for items driving impacts to the business  
• Reviews and approves Change Orders for the programs they support and assists with part changes in a redesign issue  
• Coordinates short lead time simulation requests sent to Procurement to review customer requests to support demand requirements within the total replenishment lead time  
• Supports Plan for Every Part strategic review of product line performance with a cross-functional team to determine buffer and risk mitigation strategies  
• Identifies upcoming risks and coordinates actions to mitigate and prevent major disruptions  
• PDV support focal to coordinate with Procurement for supplier communication, Manufacturing to originate waiver request, Engineering and Quality Assurance for review and disposition  
• Performs quarterly inventory disposal review of all parts that are 100% reserved and coordinates with the affected Program to determine disposition  
• Supply Chain representative supporting Program on BEST team meetings, Output review meetings, Change Control Boards and SIOP report outs  
• Loads and manages Independent Demand to drive advanced and/or strategic actions in anticipation of upcoming changes  
• Established and productive professional contributor  
• Has theoretical to advanced knowledge of the work area  
• Problems faced are difficult and may be complex  
• Works autonomously with limited supervision   
• Influences others within the work area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices