Manage and develop the Purchasing Department to ensure a Best-In-Class environment. Ensure all purchasing activities are in accordance with established operating procedures. Adhere to all company procedures, core values and policies.
Mission: To support DOD and Emerging Markets with Engineering, Manufacturing, and MRO solutions
Vision: Technologies & Solutions yet to be imagined
Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence
Requires a willingness to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines, if necessary.
Must be able to communicate in the English Language.
Responsibilities:
Manage, motivate, encourage, coach, and provide work instruction(s) to direct reports.
Develop Purchasing staff including training, scheduling, setting performance goals, standards, and employee evaluations
Establish, develop and maintain sources of supply based on requirements
Manage records of solicitations, purchases, quotes and other relevant data
Manage and update all policies and procedures for the Purchasing Department
Coordinate necessary projects as directed by management to improve the overall efficiency of the purchasing and function(s)
Analyze, review, and finalize buyer sourcing decisions
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships between Purchasing, internal and external customers
Ability to work independently and use good time management, planning, organization, and decision-making skills
Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to interface with individuals at all levels within the organization as well as outside
Remain up to date on changing trends in price and availability of material and service to ensure a continued flow of material to meet production and sales needs; Supervise placement of purchase orders with suppliers to support sales and manufacturing requirements
Other duties as assigned
Reporting Relationship:
Reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
Job Requirements:
Education and Training:
Bachelors' degree or equivalent experience
Technical Requirements/Skills:
Minimum of Ten years of demonstrated experience in a purchasing management function, preferably in a manufacturing environment supporting government requirements
Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws pertaining to purchasing and contract compliance as well as in-depth knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR)
Knowledge of manufacturing business applications and concepts
Purchase Order and Subcontract negotiation and preparation
CPSM, CSCP, CPP, CIPS or APICS Certification is a plus
Working knowledge of manufacturing business applications and concepts
Working knowledge of quality assurance philosophies, practices, and techniques
Excel
MRP
Company Background:
United Dynamics is a small business-certified Hub zone located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. United Dynamics started in 1993 by reverse engineering aerospace parts to help the USG with obsolete parts. This company has an engineering staff capable of designing and reverse engineering numerous types of aerospace parts and solutions. United Dynamics is approved for manufacturing over 168 National Stock Numbers (NSNs). This includes in house machining capabilities, parts assembly, and testing. United Dynamics has an MRO shop and is approved to overhaul over 53 National Stock Numbers (NSNs). This company manufactures and overhauls aerospace parts for numerous aircraft including: KC-135, B-52, B1, B2, E3, A-10, F-15, F-16, KC-46, and C-130. United Dynamics history of sales is specifically Department of Defense (DOD) sales.