Director, Supply Chain

About Geared Solutions

Triumph Geared Solutions – is a world class manufacturer and supplier of complex gear assemblies, detail gears, and an array of components servicing the aerospace industry. We are deeply passionate about providing quality parts that exceed our customer expectations.

We manufacture gearbox assemblies, complete transmissions, detail gears and housings utilizing the latest manufacturing technologies and have fully integrated product testing and assembly capabilities.  In the military and commercial marketplace for both fixed wing and rotary aircraft, we ensure a broad range of products and product support with a single point of contact on some of the world’s best-known civilian and military aircraft platforms.

 

The Director will provide leadership in achieving the business objectives through effective management and execution of a Supply Chain strategy that creates a discriminating competitive advantage for the Company.

 

Responsibilities

• Functional Supply Chain and Operating company leadership for Geared Solutions, including supply chain functional lead for two domestic sites. Responsible to achieve all financial (cost reduction), non-financial and Supplier measurement goals (Delivery and Quality).
• Manage a group of supply chain professionals including but not limited to tactical buyers and commodity leaders, as assigned and their overall scope of responsibilities.
• Manage the buying of critical components and commodities for production across multiple value streams.
• Manage material procurement activities from external and internal entity suppliers, scheduling, ordering, and expediting material needs.
• Provide strategic procurement and other programs that leverage the overall operations of Triumph with measurable financial results.

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• Drive operational excellence and lead the implementation of best practices, strategies, processes and procedures for procurement of materials, equipment and services supporting all programs across the two sites.
• Drive core Supply Chain performance for the Program including delivery, cost and quality; implement corrective / preventative action where necessary.
• Develop a world-class diverse team to support the Supply Chain mission. Build on the team’s skill-set, through training, experiential roles and development plans; with a special focus on enhancing strategic thinking and negotiation across the Supply Chain organization.
• Proactively deploy common processes / standard work, practices and tools to minimize redundant expenditures across businesses, reduce cycle times, lower inventory levels and rationalize the supply base.
• Engage regularly with Customers (on site and remote), Suppliers and internal stakeholders to proactively identify opportunities to improve Customer satisfaction and TGI performance.
• Work closely with Business Unit and Triumph Enterprise Commodity leaders to evaluate common spend and identify opportunities to obtain price reductions with existing Suppliers, rationalizing, and consolidating supply base with resulting long-term agreements and supporting lean initiatives with Suppliers.
• Responsible for driving the supply chain team to meeting Operating Company financial objectives through specific metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related technical degree is required. Master’s Degree or MBA preferred.

• 8 - 10 years Supply Chain or Operations experience is required. 

• Demonstrated experience leading the Supply Chain function at all stages of a program’s life cycle, including New Product Introduction (NPI).

• Demonstrable operational financial acumen regarding cash flow, margin, working capital, inventory turns, and net present value is required. Experience leading the strategic analysis to determine make / buy decisions is required.

• Demonstrate initiative and advanced interpersonal skills in team problem solving situations, relationship building and aligning with business goals.

• Requires strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills in a high-volume work environment.

• Must have a practical working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and has used Business Intelligence tools like Qlik, Power BI, Tableau etc.

• Must have demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvement/Lean efforts and cost reduction initiatives. 

• Pursuant to International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), applicants for SELECT positions will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Permanent Residence, or U.S. Immigration Status in order to meet the minimum qualifications for th