Supply Chain Manager - Glastonbury, CT

Turbine Kinetics, a subsidiary of HEICO Aerospace Corporation, is currently recruiting a Supply Chain Manger that will be based in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

• Responsible for all Turbine Kinetics product sourcing, procurement and source quality activities
  
  
  
  • Supplier identification and selection
  • Creation and solicitation of RFQ
  • Cost negotiations
  • Ensuring delivery requirements are met
  
  
  
  
• Provides expediting support for product as needed by internal and external customers
  
  
  
  • Act as technical liaison for Quality and Engineering questions between supplier and Turbine Kinetics
  • Visits suppliers to audit production status and reaffirm delivery commitments
  • Responsible for First Article and production source inspection and the support of Quality System Audits as required
  
  
  
  
• Coordinates the development of new products from placement of P.O. to acceptable First Article
  
  
  
  • Establishes detailed project milestones
  • Conduct periodic reviews and regularly visit suppliers for project status.
  • Act as technical liaison for Quality and Engineering concerns with supplier
  
  
  
  
• Perform product optimization analysis regarding
  
  
  
  • Cycle time reduction
  • Inventory turns
  • Delivery performance
  
  
  
  
• Development of international sourcing initiatives as well as internal sourcing
• Travel 20-30%
• Oversees a department of 7

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or relative degree, Master's Preferred
• Aerospace or Related experience (10+ years' experience required)
• Solid computer skills
• Strong work ethic (willingness to work hard and long hours, when needed)
• Highly responsive to internal and external customer requirements, with a high attention for detail
• Must work well with others and be flexible in handling multiple tasks