Purchasing Supervisor

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BUSINESS: Aerospace & Defense

LOCATION: Corona, CA

DIRECT REPORTING: Sr. Supply Chain Manager

About CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is focused on the design, development, and manufacture of specialty fluid and motion control products for demanding aerospace and defense applications. CIRCOR products are flying on most commercial and military aircraft, including single and twin aisle air transport, business and regional jets, military transports and fighters, and commercial and military rotorcraft. Other markets include unmanned aircraft, shipboard applications, and military ground vehicles.

Business units are in Corona, California; Warren, Massachusetts; Hauppauge, New York; Paris, France; Uxbridge, UK; and Tangier, Morocco. Parent company CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is headquartered in Corona, California.

Purchasing Supervisor

Position Summary

The Purchasing Supervisor will be responsible for leadership, coordination, and communication of the purchasing process for the Circor Aerospace Division, Corona. The position of Purchasing Supervisor will be an individual contributor but will provide leadership, support, and mentoring to the Purchasing team. This role will work closely with Sourcing, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Engineering and Planning to identify customer shipment requirements and ensure availability of parts.

Principle Activities:

• Accountable for all Purchasing Metrics, including Work Order On-time to Start (Mtrl Availability), Supplier On-Time Delivery, Mtrl availability for revenue plan, Buyer performance, and buyer exception messages.
• Accountable for Purchasing process to be managed to the AS9100 Quality Management Systems process established and update as necessary to meet Business requirements
• Direct and monitor the timely management of all Purchase Orders (Includes purchase price accuracy and dates)
• Drive continuous improvements through Root cause and corrective actions for Materials delays
• Lead system improvements to drive efficiencies in the Purchasing Process
• Assure the continued development and growth of assigned personnel through strong leadership
• Monitors vendor performance and ensures through Supplier Quality Organization, corrective actions are undertaken as necessary
• Supports and actively partners with Sourcing/Commodity team in cost saving initiatives from a transition standpoint and from inputs/feedback on existing challenges
• Accountable for all Month End Supply chain (Specific to Purchasing) Financial Reporting

Job Requirements: