Woodwardis a multinational company with leading edge technology, headquartered in Fort Collins, CO. We are an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions for commercial and military aircraft, turbines, reciprocating engines, and electrical power system equipment. Global customers in the aerospace, power and process industries, and transportation markets rely on Woodwardtechnology to make their equipment more efficient and reliable minimizing environmental impact. In our facility in Niepołomice we are designing, manufacturing and testing electronic controllers for aerospace and various industries, converters for wind-energy and mechanical components for aerospace and energy industry.
Join our Sourcing (GSS) Team as a Global Supplier Manager
Nr Ref.: 2101925
- Development of complex sub-commodity strategies with limited oversight - significant contribution to commodity level strategy development
- Ability to understand and apply impact of business level strategies
- Cooperative development of strategies with balance of enterprise and supplier(s)
- Understanding of more advanced market influences (forecast of indices, labor, geopolitical, emerging markets, etc.) with integration into strategies
- Demonstrated ability to develop supplier strategies aimed at the development of a long-term viable supply base - maximize sustainable value of supplier to WW results
- Demonstrated ability o manage medium/complex projects containing unknowns and risks requiring quick adjustment to planning and activity to ensure goals are not compromised
- Relationship management at significantly high level with supplier, including executive level with oversight
- Strategic relationship (risk sharing, contractual creativity, etc.)
- Development and deployment of appropriate actions based upon data
- Basic interpretation of external data to influence decisions
- Mentoring for Level 1 supplier managers on tools and applications
- Ability to develop non-standard agreements with oversite
- Demonstrated ability to apply appropriate type of agreement to conditions
- Development of negotiation strategies for simple and medium complexity contracts
- Participation on complex negotiation teams and lead on medium complexity negotiations
- Insight into regulatory compliance as it applies to projects and activities - incorporating activities to ensure regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated understanding of intent of Global Sourcing standardized processes to ensure desired results
- Travels to assigned suppliers as necessary (domestic and international)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in commercial studies
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Sourcing in multiple indirect procurement categories
- Solid knowledge of problem solving, PPAP Process, including FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, and capability studies, and deliver these elements to suppliers when needed.
- Ability to facilitate and lead Green Belt tools, Six Sigma and continuous improvement activities would be an advantage
- Builds and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders as well as across domestic and international functions and organizations
- Effective communications with executives (internally and externally)
- Demonstrated ability to work with materials management teammates (buyers, planners, etc.)
- Strong use of electronic tools including MS Office programs, MRP/ERP system
- Builds and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders as well as across domestic and international functions and organizations
- Fluent English skills and communicative German language skills
