Defense BU Procurement Manager

**Job Description Summary**
Reporting to the Defense BU Operations Leader, you will drive delivery excellence and supplier performance in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as needed. You will be accountable for supplier risk mitigation and for supporting the Supplier Assessment team in executing improvement plans when issues arise. In addition, you will ensure on-time delivery of critical parts impacting plant performance, manage recovery plans, monitor and improve KPIs through targeted action plans, prevent customer impact, reduce delinquency levels, and minimize inventory in close partnership with MRP planners.

**Job Description**

**Essential Responsibilities**

+ Develop and maintain a strong understanding of supplier capabilities, capacity, and risks in order to proactively identify potential constraints, build recovery plans, and mitigate delivery issues affecting critical material and customer impact.
+ Establish a robust operat...