Procurement Operations Manager Job

Employer Name: AAI Corporation	SpiderID: 2929137
Location: Hunt Valley, Maryland	Date Posted: 10/21/2009
Wage:	Category: Purchasing/Buyers
Job Code: 6347
Number Of Openings: 1

Job Description:
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Provide technical and administrative work direction for the Material Management department, including all aspects of the supply chain function from proposal support through procurement, inventory control, consumption, and product shipment.
• Lead efforts to improve and maintain AAI’s Government-related Procurement and Subcontracting process.
• Enhance the process wherever necessary to ensure efficiency as well as compliance with the Government Contracts/Subcontracts Operating Guidelines and AAI approved Procurement and Subcontracting policies and procedures.
• Develop and drive approval for potential process and policy improvements.
• Work with various AAI functional organizations to ensure that Procurement operating guidelines and all components of the department are optimized to deliver superior value to our internal and external customers.
• Act as central contact for all Procurement and Subcontracts proposal activities and ensure that all proposal work is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Champion local ARMS (ERP) system accuracy to ensure data integrity (cost, lead time, demand, etc).
• Coordinate and organize training for all new and existing department employees(corporate and site-level) covering multiple topics (Compliance, Process Improvement, APICS, CPM, Six Sigma, etc).
• Act as central-point of contact from Procurement and Subcontracts to AAI Program Office(s) for Proposal Reviews, Monthly Program Reviews, EAC sign-offs, etc.
• Work with relevant Procurement and Subcontracting personnel to identify and implement technology based solutions for the solicitation, storage and maintenance of supplier documents (e.g. flow-downs, pricing data, subcontracting plans, etc).
• Act as central contact and administrator for Small/Minority/Women-Owned Businesses (SMWBE) activities and ensure that all work is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assist in driving incremental SMWBE spend through the refinement of existing processes and the development of a comprehensive goals-driven methodology.
• Support ISO compliance within parameters of procurement and subcontracts.

Job Requirements:
Required Skills
• Familiarity and prior experience with various government contract types (cost-plus, firm-fixed etc).
• Knowledge of basic business principles such as purchasing, materials logistics, business and contracts law, finance and accounting.
• Must have detailed knowledge and application of price/cost analysis and cost principles and effective negotiation skills.
• Possess and apply a detailed knowledge of subcontract concepts, practices, and procedures in a government contractor environment.
• Knowledge/experience with industrial hardware/electronics parts number acquisition and ability to analyze accordingly.
• CPSR experience highly desirable.
• Familiarity with SMWBE reporting requirements best practices and program optimization.
• Preferable knowledge and expertise with FAR regulations.
• Effectively and efficiently manage change to make timely improvement decisions.
• Able to effectively handle multiple tasks and changing levels of responsibilities.
• Must have strong interpersonal and communications skills to be able to provide timely feedback and communicate appropriately with other departments.
• Energetic and self-motivated team player/builder.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft (Excel Access Word and Outlook) ; Oracle 11i MRP/ERP system preferred.
• Must demonstrate good problem solving and analytical techniques along with understanding necessary internal controls.
• Must have prior experience with Lean/Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma initiatives in a transactional/office environment.

Required Experience
• Bachelors degree required; MBA or other graduate-level degree is a plus.
• Six Sigma Black or Green Belt Certification preferred.
• APICS or CPM Certification is a plus.
• Position typically requires 15+ years of related work experience in procurement and/or supply chain management with at least five years in supervising professionals.
• Ability to plan coordinate and oversee the activities of departmental personnel.
• Considerable knowledge of production planning and inventory control systems such as MRP and Management by Objectives process.
• Working knowledge of sources of supplies, price trends and grades or quality of materials and equipment, laws and ordinances governing the purchase of goods and services.
• Must be able to streamline processes to accomplish management’s goals and objectives and analyze and process high complex acquisition efforts.
• Must be able to identify reporting requirements and maintain records accordingly.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees (subordinates, colleagues and management), other departments, and suppliers.
• Ability to identify and communicate accurate information concerning process, policies and procedures to subordinates.
• Must be able to handle all requirements with professionalism, organization, and timeliness while responding to multiple requests from geographically dispersed customers and colleagues.
• Must be able to accommodate occasional regional and/or international travel requirements.

Job Criteria:
Start Date:
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 10 or more
Education Required: Bachelors
Overnight Travel: Less Than 25%
Vacation Time:

Job Benefits:
Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance, Flex Time, Tuition Reimbursement

Company Profile:
AAI Corporation was founded in 1950. Today, it is a global corporation providing a vast array of innovative aerospace and defense technologies.

The company’s businesses include tactical unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied armed forces, as well as training and simulation systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance equipment, armament systems, aviation ground support equipment, and logistical, engineering, and supply chain services.

AAI became an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., in late 2007. United Industrial Corporation, AAI’s parent company, was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until its acquisition by Textron in late 2007.

Contact Information:

Contact Name: AAI Recruiter	Company Type: Employer
Company: AAI Corporation

City: Hunt Valley
State: Maryland
Zip: 21030

Web Site: http://bit.ly/4Fk3ZW