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Overview
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Role Purpose
To lead the provision and planning of specified commodities to Spirit AeroSystems and Spirit AeroSystems existing and future Suppliers through a Worldwide network of Vendors and Service Providers. This includes the forward planning of commodities to support new customers and projects. This role will also be required to maintain levels of provision to provide uninterrupted supply of commodities to Spirit’s manufacturing supply base through acceptable levels of inventory, ncreasing or decreasing to support transfers or to reflect steady state.
Senior Planner
This opportunity, based at our Prestwick site offers:
37 hour working week (half day Friday)
Shift premiums up to 33%, where applicable
Overtime at time and a half, where applicable
33 days holiday per year, rising with service
Annual Bonus related to company performance
Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
Employee Assistance Program
A wide range of flexible benefits
Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
Professional development and growth
Free car parking
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Responsibilities
To lead the management of the Material / Commodity Bill of Materials.
Manage the impact of changes to Stock / WIP, BOM, Commodity lead times and updates to Customer and Spirit build schedules. Plan and provide support for transfer packages and programmes.
Work with the procurement buyers on a day to day basis, providing accurate and justifiable quantities and schedules while fully understanding all cost implications of the provision being made.
Ensure that all provisioning activity is undertaken against an approved budget via the appropriate financial and budgeting process.
Provide data and reports and KPI’s as detailed by a customer enablement contract.
Manage backlog orders and production shortages / problems in a manner to ensure best possible support to protect Aircraft build programmes.
Support the scheduled Spirit stock checks.
Maintain an awareness of any potential supply risks and develop plans for risk reduction.
Control of material planning date to optimise both material availability and reduce the cost of inventory.
Manage / facilitate both Internal and External Demand / Operational and support Business reviews.
Provide high levels of customer service while being able to manage our vendors to ensure they don’t fall below their Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). Full understanding and support of all Spirit AeroSystems projects and programmes, an understanding of the infrastructure and costs required to support these product sets.
Support Customs and excise defined activities relating to the import and export of shipments.
Develop and maintain key process indicators (KPI) for the provision and delivery of materials / commodities.
Ensure that work plans are understood and prioritised accordingly.
Support and contribute to team meetings and promote effective communications.
Support and assist the Team Leader in the generation of team PDR’s.
Direct and support the team as required.
Work within the Company procedures.
Maintain a ‘can do’ and pro active approach to continuous improvement and personal development.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Good knowledge / experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Management
Good communications skills
Understanding of project management
Good IT skills, advanced Excel and Powerpoint skills essential
Using knowledge and experience to problem solve
Understanding of financial management basics (P&L’s and Balance Sheets etc)
Decision Making Authority
Operates at a higher level within the supply base.
Will have management responsibility for managing a commodity range and portfolio of suppliers in terms of material provisioning and demand management.
Is responsible for conducting operational and demand reviews and will ensure risks and opportunities are effectively managed. Will be accountable for provisioning plan for commodity and raising sanctions to spend and ensuring commodity Bill of Material is topical.
May supervise provisioners as deemed necessary and take lead role in management of a commodity.
Decisions that impact strategy or business activities must be authorised by manager.
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.