Purchasing Supplier Manager

Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $71,000.00(minimum) - $88,000.00(midpoint) - $106,600.00(maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Purchasing Supplier Manager, we have an exciting opportunity for you. This individual will be responsible for identifying, developing and managing supply base with suppliers to meet Quality, Delivery, responsiveness and cost metrics.This person will have the ability to sit at one of our locations in Rockford IL, Niles IL, Fort Collins CO, or Santa Clarita CA.

What You Will Be Doing

• With oversight, manage supplier performance to QDRC metrics as they relate to Purchasing goals.
• Using supplier metrics, identify areas of concern and drive corrective action around QDRC
• Ability to understand commodity strategies
• Travels to assigned suppliers as necessary (domestic and international)
• Supports Engineering Change (E/C) activities with supply base, including tracking upcoming E/Cs, ordering and processing Supplier PPAPs and managing issues with suppliers
• Experience with supplier performance improvement projects and activities

What We Are Looking For

• BA/BS in Materials and/or Operations management, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on expertise in purchasing (buyer, purchasing, etc.) with experience in multiple procurement categories (I.e. electronics, castings, etc.) preferred
• Experience with supplier performance improvement projects and activities

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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