Supply Chain Military Sourcing Specialist

Date Posted:

2024-09-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX17: Advanced Structures - Fort Wor 4630 N. Beach Street , Haltom City, TX, 76137 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is excited to invite a dynamic and skilled Supply Chain Military Sourcing Specialist to join our team. In this onsite role, you’ll be a key player at our Haltom City, TX facility, working closely with Commodity Management, Military Value Streams, Program Management, and our esteemed Military Customers. Your expertise will drive excellence in sourcing and supply chain strategies, ensuring we deliver top-notch solutions to our military clientele. If you're ready to make a significant impact and collaborate with industry leaders, this is your opportunity to shine!

What You Will Do:

• Represent Supply Chain in cross-functional teams responsible for management of military customer Proposals

• Primary lead/focal and subject matter expert within Supply Chain in management of military Proposals

• Prepare and solicit Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ)

• Assign activity (RFx) to various Commodity Specialists and monitor/coordinate to ensure execution

• Contact Suppliers for timely submittal of proposals and clarifications

• Conduct analysis on supplier responses to RFI, RFP, RFQ

• Analyzes price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices

• Propose supplier selections and provide justifications for supplier selections

• Evaluates suppliers' capability, quality, reliability, and price competitiveness

• Put in place NDA with suppliers

• Able to understand and interpret part drawings

• Understanding of and compliance with FAR-DFAR, TINA requirements for military proposals

• Prepare cost models and analytics where required

• Executes Supply Chain strategies

• Perform competitive market analysis

• Tabulate and evaluate subcontractor and supplier proposals

• Execute negotiation strategies to attain best value

• Assist in the preparation of customer approval packages prior to award

• Launch and own the process improvement initiative for Supply Chain Military Proposals process flow by holding events/workshops, mapping out the current state, recommending improvements/future state, and executing the process changes once approval is obtained

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required 

• Minimum 1 year experience in either Supply Chain, Procurement, Program Management, Project Management

Qualifications We Prefer

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred)

• Aerospace/Automotive/Industrial experience preferred

• Comfortable working in a fast pace environment with shifting priorities

• Technical or manufacturing aptitude

• Advanced computer skills and ability to use procurement systems; proficient in Microsoft excel and power point

What We Offer

• Eligible for relocation

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance         

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion