Purchasing Director

Our client, a global leader in aerospace engineering and manufacturing, has an immediate need for qualified Purchasing Director, to join our growing team in Springfield. Our candidate of choice will lead our purchasing department and play a crucial role in managing the complete procurement process, which involves identifying reliable suppliers, negotiating advantageous contracts, and fostering strong vendor relationships. This position is vital in ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services, contributing to our organization's overall efficiency and success. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional negotiation skills and a keen understanding of market trends to secure the best possible prices for our company. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES : Develop competitive negotiations to drive cost reduction initiatives with the global supply base, while meeting capacity and quality requirements. Manage supplier contracts and long-term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance, and future business needs are aligned. Collaborate with supporting resources (Engineering, Quality, Global Supply Chains, Logistics, and Regional Teams) to achieve plan, ensure adequate cycle time to procure materials, and escalate critical materials from supplier base to meet customer demands. Leads teams in identification of opportunities to meet objectives for supplier reduction, creation of value, supply chain improvement, and customer satisfaction. This position will execute events across multiple categories and is a key position in delivering cost savings targets. Will need to network across our company and build strong relationships with stakeholders and develop negotiation strategies which help support their business. Identify opportunities for competitive bidding. Development of existing purchasing network. KEY QUALIFICATIONS : Bachelor’s in Mechanical engineering plus 10 years of experience or Master Degree plus 7 years of experience. Experience in the aviation tooling industry is required. Minimum of 5 years of Purchasing related experience or demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to performs the above- mentioned tasks. Knowledge of machine shop environment. Experience in aviation tooling procurement and sourcing. Ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities. Ability to analyze complex data sets, distill key insights into action, and create compelling business recommendations. Thorough knowledge of aircraft and turbine engine technical publications (blueprints, EM’s, IPC’s, etc.) Metal-mechanical manufacturing processes knowledge and shop environment scheduling skills. Experience in made to order production model. Knowledge of inventory management and / or warehousing management information systems Develops, maintains, evaluates, and manages tooling logistics programs including coordination for operations, planning, maintenance and dispatching Performs purchasing management operations that involve planning, coordinating, or evaluating the procurement’s actions required to support multiple tools Knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting and executing of purchasing and supply chain programs. Strong negotiation and influencing skills. Availability to travel 50% of the time. Please apply today for immediate consideration. Elgen Staffing is the fastest growing staffing agency in New Jersey. With a deep understanding of today's hiring trends and technologies we have the ability to leverage the most effective recruiting methods to find the best candidates across numerous markets and industries and place them into the appropriate position successfully. Please allow us to help you find your dream job today!