Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or a related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a procurement leadership/management role
- Must be fluent (speaking and reading) the English Language
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong understanding of the Aerospace industry and associated contracting requirements, preferably in the defense sector, and commercial trends
- Core competences: Ambition, Coaching, Communicating, Customer focus, Consciousness of the environment, Organization sensitivity, Planning and organization, Focus on results
- Strong background in Process development and implementation
- Previous and significant experience with an international supply base
- Experience in leading supply side major change program or NPI projects
- A demonstrated ability to build relations with a supplier network and having insight in supplier's processes
- A demonstrated ability to develop a performance excellence organization
- A track record of Leadership to work with cross functional teams
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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