Composites Senior Readiness Staff Manager

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
A minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, or Project Management
A minimum of 2 years of experience leading or managing a team
Travel up to 10% required

Partner with the Central Readiness team to learn and implement the readiness process within the Commodity
Build, hire and lead the team of readiness leaders who will form the commodities readiness team
Develop relationships within the commodity, supplier(s), & part family
Build models of capacity at various stages of the value chain to visualize the constraints in a quantitative way
Build action plans and apply structured problem solving to alleviate the constraints in conjunction with the Supplier Team
Engage the commodity leadership team & major stakeholders in regular cadence around readiness and drive action plan execution with the Supplier Teams & the suppliers themselves to grow capacity
Communicate supplier’s constraints to be incorporated in S&OP rhythms to respond to demand changes
Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI) & standard work for readiness processes at end state within the commodity
Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services
Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process
Present business or technical discipline solutions to leaders
Communicate complex messages and negotiate mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view
Influence peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers

Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker