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Responsibilities include assigning workload and managing the buyers’ performance, selecting suppliers, negotiating supplier price, schedule and payment terms, as well as measuring supplier OTD performance. This function will interface with the location’s senior management in Operations, Finance, Quality, Engineering, and HR in addition to Global Business Services senior management, Commodity Management, and Center of Excellence.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nManage the procurement team.\nSourcing, negotiation, contracting and executing agreements to fulfill day-to-day business needs. \nManage project related teams and initiatives.\nDrive process improvements and increase process expertise for procurement.\nCommodity management support (assisting in implementing process improvements and supplier integration, etc.)\nPerforms and manages day-to-day data collection, implementation, supplier improvement and process improvement within HFS and across the interface between HFS and its suppliers in order to achieve effective competitive supply chains.\nRedesigns as assigned and/or facilitates changes in procurement operations to enable creation of transactional center-ready work, through process improvements.\nIdentifies transactional improvement initiatives that can be driven through commodity management and supports their achievement.\nPromotes communication across the organization to identify and drive toward common policies and best practices to achieve cost reductions.\nPerforms and at times manages sourcing and negotiations, implementation of agreements and Integration of key suppliers, performance monitoring plus ongoing supplier and contract management for assigned BU specific commodities.\nContributes to Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction efforts and initiatives to achieve the benefits.\nAids in the improvement of systems and work processes.\nSupervisory Responsibilities:\nAssigned areas of focus may include systems, procurement operations, commodity management interfaces, materials, logistics, contract management, supplier management and contract administration. \nLeading and aiding in the development of, and instituting, Optimized Processes. \nWhen assigned as a leader of project-related teams the position may have multiple initiative teams operating simultaneously. \nThe Sr Manager, Procurement may operate individually or manage ad-hoc teams to achieve the project goals.\n Basic Qualifications\nMinimum of 5 years' experience in Procurement Management\nBachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution required.\nMinimum of 3 years' experience in a Manufacturing environment\nTravel requirement of ~20%\nEmployees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.\nThis position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (ie “Green Card Holder”), Political Asylee, or Refugee\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, Supply Chain (Procurement), Finance, or Engineering\nExperience with MRP/ERP business systems (Oracle preferred)\nProfessional certifications - CPM, APICS CPIM, P.E.\nAerospace industry experience (mechanical hardware)\nRelevant experience with raw materials\nPhysical Demands:\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nThe employee is responsible to maintain fitness-for-duty while holding the above-described position and should be able to perform the essential tasks of the position in a safe, appropriate and effective manner.\nThis refers to the physical, mental and emotional duties of the job. \nReaching above and below, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and bending. \nThe employee must occasionally lift / carry / move up to 25 pounds.\nNeeds a high degree of concentration in a busy office environment. \nBenefits/Salary\nThe position includes competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package available day one of hire, including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), excellent 401k matching program, paid holidays and vacation. Howmet Aerospace curates a strong working environment through opportunities for career progression, community engagement activities, and flexible schedules contingent upon role and location. 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