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Teledyne FLIR

Category Manager - Procurement

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In-Office
Chelmsford, Essex, England, GBR
Mid level
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Chelmsford, Essex, England, GBR
Mid level
Manage global supply base, sourcing strategy, and supplier performance for direct commodities, ensuring improvements against KPIs and project milestones.
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

  

Job Description

  

This is an excellent opportunity to join a team who manage a global supply base responsible for delivering materials into a complex manufacturing system. You will operate in a challenging environment, managing high mix, low volume materials and components with detailed specifications and uncompromising quality requirements. Success will depend on your motivation to autonomously drive strategies and objectives through to completion.

Main responsibilities and description of role

  • Control of the sourcing strategy for a selected group of direct commodities. You be given full autonomy to make changes to the supply base and drive improvements as desired. 

  • Identify, benchmark and select new suppliers to deliver your sourcing strategy.

  • Manage an established global network of manufacturers to deliver materials against challenging and fluctuating MRP and project schedules.

  • Establish contracts and framework agreements to ensure security of supply and delivery of improvements against KPIs.

  • Identify alternative global commodity sources to reduce supply costs and improve quality.

  • Implement and progress effective supplier development plans, yielding tangible improvements.

  • Co-ordinate activities between engineering and suppliers to improve the manufacturability of materials, components and assemblies based on operational priorities.

  • Manage supplier performance, drawing on your experience and performance data to yield consistent improvements.   

  • Work with project teams to establish procurement requirements and ensure suppliers are managed to deliver against project milestones, specifications and objectives.

Other Responsibilities

  • Participate in or lead delivery of internal procurement projects or other related activities as required.

Desired Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Strong working knowledge of SAP would be highly advantageous.

Specific commodity management experience (such as machined metal components, electronic assemblies, ceramics, mechanical assemblies, raw materials).

Significant procurement experience in a highly technical /engineering environment.

Significant experience working in a direct manufacturing environment (preferably low volume / high mix).

Knowledge of supply chain, material management, demand forecasting and engineering change management principles.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous.

MCIPS qualifications would be advantageous.

Working with excel to compile and evaluate data will be an important aspect of your role.

MS Office proficient – Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio, PowerPoint.

Managing change in the right way.

Global travel may be required.

  

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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