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Acara Solutions, one of the country's largest aerospace staffing services firms, is helping our national aerospace client find a Sr. Supply Chain Manager to join their organization in the Bothell, WA area as a direct salaried employee. The salary range is $150K - $191K.
This position requires a background in an electronics or pcb manufacturing environment. The current hybrid role allows 3 days in the plant and 2 days at home.
The Manager Supply Chain leads a team of buyer-planners and material handlers at our medium volume sites, typically over $50 million. They are accountable and responsible for developing and implementing commodity strategies that deliver the lowest total cost, reduce inventory and maximizes customer satisfaction through best in class on time delivery, lead time and quality metrics
-Develop and lead the execution of supply chain strategies that support objectives for material cost reduction, supplier OTD, inventory reduction, supplier quality and supplier lead times. This would include actions to rationalize the supply base, drive increased sourcing from low cost sources, leverage the material spend with other Company business units, implement supplier agreements and reduce the administrative cost of the Supply Chain functions
-Responsible for site tactical procurement activities, receiving, stockroom and shipping departments to include all assigned personnel and the integrity of all relevant data in the system
-Responsible for all issues affecting on time delivery and quality of product from our suppliers. Coordinate meetings and publish minutes to keep Value Stream and Site management informed of status on any issues that may cause delays in shipments
-Responsible for leading the efforts to develop, implement and manage alternate material replenishment methods (consignment, kanban, vendor managed) that increase turns year over year while supporting 100% customer on-time delivery and lead-time reduction
-Support new product introduction procurement requirements
-Develop visual standard work for all major processes and insure compliance of same
-Develop, implement and support processes that continually reduce the number of transactions required to maintain and move materials and information flows
-Support Value Stream Managers' efforts to establish 'point of use' inventory, ARMs, make/buy decisions and other initiatives
-Monitor supplier scrap, being fully responsible for all valid in house rejects of purchased parts. Work with supplier base to reduce supplier generated scrap. Coordinate all technical communications with suppliers and obtain corrective actions in a timely manner
-Support CAG Strategic Procurement Director insuring that overall company policies and procedures are followed and that company-wide initiatives are supported
-Build a highly skilled, highly regarded and motivated customer focused team
-Responsible for the guidance and direction of all assigned personnel insuring that company policy and work rules are adhered to and activities are in compliance with the Bargaining Unit Agreement
Required Skills / Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field
Min 7 years of experience in a supply chain continuous improvement manufacturing environment, including extensive sourcing
MIn 2 years of experience within an electronics manufacturing environment (pcb/chips, microelectronics)
Min 3 years of experience in a LEAN environment, including skills with Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Events, 5S...
- This experience should include implementing a pull system/Kanban approach to component flow
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification
Min 3 years of experience supervising/managing employees
Min 5 years of Microsoft Office Tools proficiency
Min 3 years of experience working with ERP/MRP systems like Oracle or SAP
This is an ITAR U.S. DOD contractor facility, U.S. Persons Required
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
MBA
Certification in APICS and/or ISM
Knowledge of FAR/DFAR, ITAR regulations
Satellite experience
Mechanical Engineering background
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
