Sourcing & Supply Chain Executive

Responsibility

• Develop sourcing project scope, operational and commercial requirements, perform sourcing, selection & order management of OEM / Build-to-print / Design & build suppliers to support aerospace engineering project requirements.
• Lead in meetings, negotiations, and management of suppliers and maintain strong working relationships with their management.
• Ensure best practices and compliance with global policies and company procedures.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies with suppliers to optimize product quality, costs, and secure on-time delivery performance.
• Proactive management of supplier risks including anticipation, resolution, and communication.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure that the needs across key business functions such as finance, demand planning, logistics & legal are met.
• Analyse customer demand trends and recommend long-term sourcing strategies to optimize costs, delivery performance & inventory status.
• Liaise with suppliers to address design & manufacturing issues.
• Take part in continuous improvement projects or secondary duties as assigned.
• In the case if you are being assigned as an on-site (local or overseas) customer representative in a suppliers’ facility, your responsibilities are as follows:
  • Programme Management Support
    • Ensure all milestones in the programme schedule are met in a timely manner.
    • Manage & keep track of all technical & quality issues found at the supplier site.
    • Coordinate & liaise with various stakeholders (Programme, Quality, Manufacturing & Engineering, etc.) to drive effective & suitable solutions to monitor & mitigate programme schedule risks.
    • Generate periodic reports to the programme office on all issues related to delivery schedule, design, manufacturing and quality.
    • Conduct periodic programme management meetings.
    • Identify & manage all potential programme risks through the Risk Register.
    • Periodically track fabrication and procurement status (material, hardware & tooling) to ensure on-time delivery of the parts/assemblies.
    • Monitor sub-contractor production at various work centres on-site to ensure that manufacturing capacity is able to meet production requirements & resources (machines, equipment, labour, etc.) are properly managed to deliver the planned output.
  • Engineering / Manufacturing Support
    • Manage & keep track of all design & manufacturing enquiries raised by suppliers & ensure enquiries are closed in a timely manner.
    • Coordinate & disseminate drawing change implementations with suppliers.
    • Manage & keep track of all manufacturing configuration control files due to drawing change implementations.
    • Liaise & monitor supplier manufacturing process change implementations.
    • Recommend manufacturing tooling/process improvement to suppliers as & when necessary.
    • Recommend potential design improvements through supplier manufacturing feedback to achieve improvements in lead time & cost.
  • Quality & Delivery Support
    • Screen & assess outgoing supplier non-conformity reports for completeness and accuracy.
    • Keep track of Quality defects investigation & follow-up on corrective & preventive actions.
    • Check delivery documentation is in order before delivery.
    • Handle & resolve any last-minute supplier logistic issues.

Requirement

• Diploma/Bachelor Degree in Engineering.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Good to have Aerospace/Aviation industry experience.