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Procurement Process Specialist

Procurement Process Specialist will improve how procurement-related supply chain processes, systems, and supplier interactions operate within a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. This is a senior individual-contributor role for a self-starter who combines strong process thinking with hands-on procurement execution. The role includes selecting transactional responsibilitiessuch as consignment management, long-term agreements, and supplier performance monitoring. Role focuses on process improvement, system effectiveness, and long-term supply chain reliability.

Partner with cross-functional teams in Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Warehouse teams to strengthen execution, improve visibility, and reduce supply risk across an internal distribution model.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and improve procurement-adjacent supply chain processes, system handoffs, and execution gaps.
• Design and implement process improvements that increase consistency, compliance, and efficiency in a regulated environment.
• Use ERP and reporting tools to improve how procurement work is executed and sustained, not just transacted.
• Support and manage consignment inventory structures and monitoring.
• Support and maintain long-term agreements (LTAs) and procurement frameworks.
• Track and analyze supplier KPIs, partnering on follow-up and corrective actions.
• Participate in purchasing execution with a focus on governance, accuracy, and process stability.
• Support the availability of approved raw materials and indirect process materials required for manufacturing (e.g., abrasives, films, and other spec-driven consumables).
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, warehouse, and operations teams to ensure these materials are aligned with requirements, available, and approved.
• Monitor raw material usage patterns and assist in maintaining accurate ERP attributes, including min/max, LT, approved suppliers, and material details.
• Help identify and resolve raw material related issues.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Process Control to ensure changes in raw material approvals, specs, or usage requirements are correctly reflected in procurement processes and supporting systems.
• Identify and communicate supply risk, constraints, and business impacts.
• Strengthening alignment between procurement processes and quality documentation to improve supplier metrics, KPI tracking and record keeping.
• Identifying and communicating supply risk, constraints, and business impacts.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, Excel models, and SharePoint documentation.
• Use data to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate and execute automation opportunities to enhance process performance.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• Self-starter comfortable driving improvements independently.
• Procurement or supply chain experience in aerospace or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of ERP-enabled procurement & inventory processes.
• Experience supporting structured agreements such as contracts, LTAs, or consignment programs.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and improve cross-functional workflows.
• Excel, Power BI skills, and proficiency with SharePoint.
• Clear, effective communicator.
• Experience with consignment or VMI models.
• Supplier KPI governance and performance analysis.
• Familiarity with incoming inspection or controlled materials.
• Experience in internal distribution environments.
• Ability to automate and execute
• Aerospace or regulated manufacturing background.