Vice President Supply Chain (Finance)

Summary

The Vice President Supply Chain, reporting to the COO of Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) will be responsible for developing and leading the strategic planning and execution of procurement, materials and logistics to ensure production efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources to maximize profitability and customer satisfaction. This position will also be responsible for the implementation and evaluation of all supply chain logistics activities and procedures, including, but not limited to, production planning, material procurement, inventory control, outsourcing, and vendor selection. This role will work in partnership with business stakeholders in the FMD portfolio of businesses to develop and execute sourcing strategies and contract negotiations to drive optimal supplier value and deliver continuous cost, performance, and process improvement.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop people, processes, and systems to deliver excellent service to our global customers
• Drive operational excellence and best practices across the network, reducing costs year over year
• Improve feedback to customers, creating, improving, and implementing processes to provide more accurate, timely information for their needs.
• Work with cross business unit teams, taking a lead role in negotiating key supply contracts
• Lead the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures used by each business unit in the area of supply chain management
• Define KPIs and execute compliance and performance monitoring of Global Supply Chain operations - define and maintain performance dashboards to monitor team performance
• Monitor industry trends to assess their impact on FMD and incorporate their impact into strategic plans/priorities
• Establish key supply chain relationships with vendors and strategic suppliers, drive for efficiencies, oversee supplier evaluation, selection and engagement including the development of data analysis and clear, robust business requirements to support informed supplier decisions.
• Must be capable of translating objectives and needs into deliverable strategy to achieve business goals as well as ensure the value chain has the required materials to create a competitive advantage of the product portfolio. Communicate and coordinate between departments to influence change and issue resolution, often requiring ability to operate in a matrix environment or influence peers or other leaders.
• Support the supply chain group to create strategic supplier relationships, with reduced number of overall suppliers, long-term pricing concessions and material savings, and inventory management techniques.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with significant coursework in business or mechanical engineering related subjects. MBA preferred by not required
• A minimum of ten years of business experience in global supply chain operations with both OEM and MRO components
• APICS certification desirable
• Working knowledge and experience with Enterprise Requirements Planning (ERP) systems. Oracle experience is a plus
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment that is fast paced and demanding
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated creative problem-solving skills; change agent; comfort with ambiguity
• Must be self-directed, have excellent initiatives, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Domestic and some limited international travel required
• This position includes access or potential access to export-controlled data. Therefore, you will need to qualify as a U.S. Person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Permanent Resident or a political asylee in compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Acceptable proof of this status includes a US Passport, Permanent Resident Card, US birth Certificate or Naturalization Certificate. Maintenance, including renewal, of licensing authorization is a condition of employment. Government authorization may be a suitable alternative after review on a case-by-case basis.

This specification is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. Ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Fairbanks Morse Defense.