Director of Supply Chain Operations

Director Of Supply Chain Operations

The Director Of Supply Chain Operations is responsible for all facets of PSA Airlines Supply Chain operation including procurement, sourcing, contracting, logistics, component repair and warranty, business development and relationship management.

Job Responsibilities include :

• Development of a corporate procurement strategy.
• Creation and management of short-, mid- and long-term goals and objectives related to inventory placement, aircraft component sparing levels, and other corporate sourcing and procurement initiatives.
• Creation and improvement of best-practice based processes for sourcing and procurement.
• Overall management of Supply Chain activities to include stores processes.
• Provides leadership and direction to AOG and Heavy Check personnel for inventory logistics.
• Responsible for the effectiveness of employee HAZMAT shipment training and ensuring HAZMAT shipments conform to all governmental regulations and company policies.
• Prioritize Owner / Operator Produced (OOP) parts based on cost savings and / or maintenance needs.
• Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Management of staff in (and across) sourcing, contracting, transactional purchasing, and miscellaneous internal procurement support activities, repair and warranty group and stores functions. Managing the skills and competency development of staff, including training development and knowledge.
• Responsible for budget management for categories under management.
• Development of benchmarks and scorecards to be used for continuous improvement.
• Building a Center of Excellence (CoE) to help transform Supply Chain and also support broader transformation of the value chain.
• Directs activities ensuring proper policies to satisfy the requirements of the Company.
• Maintains a familiarity with the management information systems, especially as they relate to purchasing.
• Provides initial authorization for purchase requisitions for all materials associated with the maintenance of aircraft and their related components and major support equipment.
• Authorizes requisitions for standard inventory items.
• Develops, initiates, and manages Request for Proposals (RFPs) for addition of vendors and contracted services.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining stock level reorder points and quantities, and spare parts distributions, stores and contract negotiations.
• Works with Maintenance Department leaders to achieve adequate spares support of all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance operations.
• Organizes, coordinates, and directs management of Company's spare aircraft parts.
• Directs activities ensuring proper spare support at all PSA Airlines locations.
• Responsible for the Company's Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications include :

This is a supervisory position.

In absence, responsibilities delegated to Vice President of Supply Chain.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, facsimile machines and filing cabinets.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb up and down stairs; lift weight up to 25 lbs; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

PSA Airlines is an equal opportunity employer; qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

All employees are required to pass the fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC) per 49CFR1542.209 as well as a pre-employment drug screen.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.