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Procurement Account Manager PR

Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, GKN Aerospace [GKN-PAMPR]

Field(s) of expertise
Procurement and Legal
Job type
Contract
Education
Bachelor
Deadline
Closed

About this job

Procurement is integrated function in value chain to deliver affordable and innovative (availability) service solutions to A/C Operators and Aerospace MRO Industry

Key Relationships:

  • External
    • Suppliers
  • Internal
    • BD (Marketing, BD, Sales)
    • Product Management (Engineering, Ops)
    • Engineering
    • Quality
    • Operations AS EMEA, Americas, Asia
    • Finance
    • Legal
    • FT/GKN Procurement and Operating Units/Companies

 

Development Opportunities:

  • Participate in complex, cross-divisional Procurement initiatives / projects (FT/GKN)
  • Lead MLA projects
  • Gain broad business overview and understand business key success drivers

Responsibilities

Key Responsibility (Result) Areas: Product Related on Value Streams (1) Aircraft Programs, (2) System Programs, (3) Aircraft Maintenance, (4) Parts Distribution, New Business projects in Value Streams (1) Engineering and (2) Modifications (when required) and Non-Product Related

Category/PFG source and contract

  • Monitor and analyze category spend, suppliers (supply base), supply market (trends and developments)
  • Define category sourcing objectives. Build category sourcing agenda
  • Work with Operations Managers, Product Managers and NBD/Mod Managers and Engineers and Specialists to
    • understand and define business demand and business needs & requirements
    • set category/PFG policies and standards
    • define category/PFG sourcing strategy
    • develop and execute (E-)RFx. evaluate suppliers and review proposals/quotes, negotiate, select (based on predefined selection criteria) and contract suppliers
  • implement efficient (E-) Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes
  • Integrate suppliers in supply chain
  • Track and trace realized cost savings
  • Build and monitor category KPI dashboard

Contract Lifecycle Management

  • Document/administrate contract in Contract Management System (Teamcenter)
  • Communicate contract to business
  • Set up contract governance structure
  • Monitor contract compliance / conduct contract compliance audits at business and supplier
  • Manage contract risks
  • Evaluate supplier performance (see 3.)
  • Optimise contract (continuous improvement)
  • Benchmark prices / check market competitiveness of prices and conditions
  • Renew/extend contract

Manage supplier relationships and supplier performance (continuous improvement)

  • Set up supplier relationship governance structure (organisation, communication, information exchange, meetings and reporting,…)
  • Monitor quality of supply / service levels and overall performance (versus standards)
  • Set up supplier KPI dashboard and supplier profile
  • Set up Supplier Finance
  • Manage/mitigate supply risk
  • Claim and complain management
  • Develop with suppliers (Supplier enabled innovation) innovative and cost effective (affordable) products/service solutions
  • Resolve supply issues
  • (Re)qualify (ASL) suppliers

Manage costs and gross/net margin

  • Co-monitor TCO and margin (development) of products/services (Product Managers in the lead)
  • Define and execute (TCO) cost savings projects in x-functional teams
  • Execute Lean/6Sigma projects (internal and at supplier) in x-functional teams
  • Develop with suppliers (Supplier enabled innovation) innovative and cost effective (affordable) products/service solutions (see 3.)

Manage risks

  • Identify and mitigate supply risks
  • Ensure supplier and supply compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and company procedures

Co-develop Procurement business strategy, -policies, -processes, (IT)systems

  • Deliver input to Procurement strategy and policies
  • Execute Procurement process and system improvement projects

Controlling and budgeting

  • Deliver (market and supplier) input to business planning and budgeting process
  • Monitor financial control and –reporting
  • Manage TWC and DPO
  • Cooperate with Accounts Payable regarding Invoice-to-Pay (I2P) process

Develop and support operational buying

  • Develop and implement E-Rfx, E-auctioning and E-Procurement tools and applications (catalogue- and content management)
  • Set up Market exchanges and IT (EDI) interfaces
  • Support and monitor operational buying by Business
  • Approve PO’s according to DoA

Create business success

  • Resolve potential conflicts of (category) objectives, priorities and interests within business
  • Identify business success drivers
  • Anticipate on market trends such as new technologies, business models, a.o.
  • Manage suppliers on continuous improvement / innovation (see 3.) linked to identified business success drivers
  • Capitalise suppliers’ innovation power / capabilities / Collaborative product/service R&D projects with suppliers

Facilitate collaboration, sharing of knowledge, best practices and learning

  • Closely collaborate with other Procurement Account managers/Procurement Project managers
  • Coach and assist operational buyers
  • Identify internal and external best practices
  • Contribute to discussions and share best practices and lessons learned in a.o. strategic sourcing, contracting, SRM, CLM
  • Promote an organisational learning culture

Business data gathering and analysis

  • Gather, consolidate and analyse business and Procurement data
  • Execute in-depth demand and value and cost driver(s) analysis

Profile

Qualifications:

  • University of Applied Sciences graduate
  • NEVI/Dutch procurement Association level 2 /3 certificate and/or (international) (US: ISM CPSM & CPSD) equivalent certificates or equivalent knowledge and expertise in Procurement and Supply Chain Management gained through work experience
  • Good / excellent conceptual, analytical and business (case) modelling skills
  • Critical and logical thinking
  • Lean/6Sigma yellow/green belt
  • Change/transition management
  • Good/Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation
  • Willingness to travel (internationally)

Experience:

  • Min 5+ year experience in strategic sourcing, contracting and procurement
  • Experience in Aerospace MRO industry (AMRO/CMRO)
  • Working knowledge and experience in strategic sourcing methodologies and procurement (P2P) processes and (IT)systems
  • Experience in collaborating with (senior) management and cross functional teams from diverse cultures
  • Experience working in global multi-divisional companies

Functional Competencies:

  • Sourcing and Contracting – Good / Excellent
  • SRM/CLM – Good / Excellent
  • Financial Accounting and Controlling – Intermediate
  • Legal (Contracting) – Good
  • Project Management – Good
  • Data analytics – Good

General Competencies:

  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution – Good
  • Business sense – Good

Behavioural Competencies:

  • Set clear vision
  • Embrace challenge and change
  • Pro-active – take initiative
  • Reach out to others / team player
  • Drive for results
  • Energetic
  • Integrity
  • Open minded
  • Self motivated
  • Take ownership
  • Build relationships / build bridges
  • Demonstrate agility
  • Execute with excellence
  • Work in fast-paced working environment managing multiple tasks
  • Comply to GKN and Fokker codes and standards

Other:

  • Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (a.o. excel/access), ERP systems, business intelligence systems (pref. Pentagon, Vendorlink, Teamcenter)
  • Languages: English: spoken and written: Good / Excellent

 

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