Strategic Sourcing Principal Specialist

Strategic Sourcing Principal Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain or Business with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in aftermarket supply chain or related field with advanced proficiency desired in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, PowerBI, Business Objects or other platforms.; or an advanced degree in with 3+ years of similar experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Up to 10% travel capability.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of people management including staffing, staff development, training, tool and process development, task assignments, and administration of performance appraisals.
• Develop, review, and provide feedback on detailed documentation from the team that describes technology reasons, roadmaps, requirements, and the relationship between people, process, and the technology components as it relates to modernizing new or existing systems used for authoring, publishing, and distributing technical publications.
• Champion strategic planning to ensure technology obsolescence is continually assessed; define and manage technology roadmap as it pertains to business and customer needs and align those needs with latest industry standards and technology; define and implement Model Based Enterprise (MBE) into our technical data value streams.
• Communicate and manage relationships with internal teams and key product vendors.
• Develop partnerships with multiple leaders across the organization ensuring solutions development and strategic initiatives are considered part of a single cohesive vision.
• Responsible for leading the team in continually making improvements to existing processes, systems development, or product integration.
• Define needs of customers for expanded use of digital data that integrates with USG and partners systems to deliver revisions efficiently and timely, including delivery of data through the customer portal and engage with the Engineering value stream to improve quality of digital data flow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Item Repair and Depot Maintenance Activities.
• Knowledge of aftermarket operations.
• Analytical and critical thinking skills. Strong time management skills and attention to detail.
• Proven skills in continuous improvement (CORE) and operational excellence.
• Results oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and critical thinking skills, innovation.
• The capability to work with teams in a multi-discipline environment.
• Excellent and efficient presentation, written, and verbal skills.