Advanced Supplier Management, Supply Chain

Date: Apr 19, 2024

Location: Wichita, KS, US, 67209

Company: Bombardier

At Bombardier, our employees work together to evolve mobility worldwide - one good idea at a time. If you have a good idea, we’ll provide the environment where it will thrive and grow into a great product or customer experience. Your ideas are our fuel.

Why Bombardier?

Our employees are expected to bring their authentic selves to work because we firmly believe our people are at the heart of our success. We are mindful of our employees’ well-being and are consistently working to improve upon our benefits package:
•    Competitive salary and short-term incentive based on company performance
•    Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule
•    10 personal and sick days (up to 130 days cumulative)
•    Flexible group insurance program (Supplementary maternity benefits, medical, dental, travel, life, short- & long-term disability)
•    Flex Dollars Allocation (Wellness, Health, and Group RRSP)
•    Tele-health program
•    Share Purchase and Pension Plan
•    Learning opportunities through the Bombardier Academy of Learning
 

In your role, you will

•    Lead & manage supplier capability assessments involving:
o    Planning for supplier assessments: Prepare timelines, finalize logistics, initiate kickoff/ data requests, manage team resources & outline expectations. 
o    Conducting capability assessment: Lead the team in conducting on-site assessments.
o    Compiling assessment outcomes: Oversee development of assessment deliverables, prepare management reports, finalize assessment scores & communicate findings. 
•    Contribute as a supply chain expert in conduct of on-site supplier assessments to review supplier performance with a focus on supply chain and planning.
o    Demand planning: Assessment of supplier’s demand planning process (variables, forecast, frequency etc.), systems/tools used, communication etc.  
o    Sales & Operations planning: Evaluation of Sales & Operations governance process, planning horizon, stakeholders involved, budgeting, tools used etc.
o    Production & inventory planning: Assessment of supplier’s production/ inventory planning parameters, systems used, inventory levels, stakeholder coordination etc.
o    Procurement planning: Assessment of P2P workflows, processes, systems/ tools used etc.
o    Supplier management: Systems/ tools/ processes used for managing/ evaluating tier II/III suppliers.
•    Review supplier performance related to Finance and Human resources processes.
•    Identify gaps and improvement opportunities for supplier’s supply chain processes & governance to improve planning and thereby enabling a better supplier performance.
•    Prepare and maintain a log of supplier risks, agreed on corrective/ improvement actions, follow-up & track improvement actions as an outcome of the assessment.
•    Collaborate with appropriate team members to track and resolve recurring supplier issues/ risks.

As our ideal candidate


•    You have more than 7 years of Supply chain & Operations experience across S & OP or inventory planning in Industrial Manufacturing. 
•    You hold knowledge of key systems/ tools used in a planning environment – Sales forecasting, ERP, MRP, etc.
•    You have excellent relationship management, negotiation & collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to link capability assessment outcomes to Business Objectives
•    You hold strong technical aptitude, with knowledge of MS Office applications (including SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word)
•    70% travel requirements

Bombardier is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.

 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Please continue to monitor our website and apply for additional positions for which you are qualified and may be of interest to you.

 

Job Advanced Supplier Management, Supply Chain

Primary Location Wichita, ADMN / MFG, Learjet

Organization Learjet Inc

Shift 

Employee Status Regular


Nearest Major Market: Wichita