Supply Chain Leader

Howmet Aerospace, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company's primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @howmet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains high ethics and values in the workplace.
• Creates seamless customer experience through collaboration with commercial account management.
• Compile, analyze, and prepare customer demand forecast.
• Develops and manages shipping plans to drive execution to customer turn time expectations and internal revenue and profit forecasts.
• Administers controls for supplier product and production output.
• Manages raw material inventory and procurement.
• Schedule and communicate with the customer any delinquencies to their quoted turn time.
• Works toward reduction of costs
• Manages Account Receivables
• Manages others and contributes to talent factory strategy.
• Ensure that outgoing quotes are based on accurate cost estimations for material, scrap and labor.
• Support capacity analysis for future products which will include technology advancements needed.
• QSI Cost model support and analysis
• Collaborates toward NPI efforts
• Lead annual Physical Inventory process as well as monthly raw material cycle count procedures.

Job Roles

• Business acumen--understands production needs and lean principles versus actual and anticipated customer demand with regard to raw materials; limits inventory overage; navigates large scope and scale; grows sales.
• Manage complexity--supply chain expert both in terms of external suppliers and internal process; recognizes needs throughout the system and is able to plan accordingly for shared resources or materials; attends to multiple internal stakeholders and external customers with expertise on specific products and projects.
• Data and rigor--invites multiple inputs, both qualitative and quantitative; makes adjustments from a data-informed perspective and communicates ramifications throughout the supply chain through to customer; partners with manufacturing and others to ensure schedule adherence; expert in material requirement planning, prioritizing based on data.
• Communication and relationship--proactive communicator regarding specific business factors such as lead time; provides accurate and timely information and builds relationship by helping others know what to expect; insists on the integrity of doing what we say we will do.
• Proactive and assertive--takes initiative; anticipates issues based on supply and forecasts; communicates regularly throughout the production cycle; asserts self as conduit between customer and production, representing both and finding ways to succeed; asserts business expectations while simultaneously protecting the need for adequate time and information to forecast and plan.
• Responsive--balances proactivity with understanding of factors that can affect the business; adapts quickly to unforeseen circumstances; manages changes to projects and timelines to create seamless experiences; reacts to the needs of internal and external stakeholders to provide remarkable service; remains dispassionate in response; comfortable with the intensity of the work and the pressures it creates.
• Talent advocate--creates ways to involve junior associates; collaborates cross-functionally to stimulate development and contribute to talent factory strategy while developing team.
• Continuous improvement--examines plans to improve forecasting, estimating and execution capabilities; interacts with stakeholders to create feedback loops and implements findings.
• Organization--works with systems and governance; manages time well; leads with information and time specific exactness; creates urgency through timelines and forecasts.
• Purpose--has a strong sense of "why" things need to be done; communicates and inspires based on the underlying reasons for actions; helps others understand rather than merely executing; seeks to operate strategically in the midst of a demanding and time-sensitive environment.

Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email TalentAcquisitionCoE_Howmet@howmet.com

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• B.S. Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of seven years of project/team leadership experience working in manufacturing companies, in Production Control, Supply Chain, Engineering and/or Purchasing.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status.

PREFFERED REQUIREMENTS:

• BS Degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain
• Demonstrated Project Management skills.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Experience with querying databases.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience developing relationships with customers and suppliers.