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RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG

Job ID: 2241498

Location:
Fort Worth (USA)

As an international brand company with German roots, we at RECARO pursue the vision of improving the performance of people in motion like no other. In keeping with our tradition, Safety, Quality, and Ingenious Design are at the core of all that we do. This allows us to exceed the expectations of our customers every day and make performance something you can feel: Feel Performance.

In addition to RECARO Holding and RECARO Child Safety, our corporate group also includes RECARO Aircraft Seating headquartered in Schwäbisch Hall. We develop, produce, and market innovative seats for economy and business class, which meet the highest standards when it comes to comfort, lightweight construction, and design. As an internationally renowned brand, we are one of the world’s three largest suppliers of aircraft seats with our premium products. To enhance our team, we are looking to fill the following position at our site in Fort Worth at the earliest possible date:

Supply Chain Project Manager

Overview

This position represents the Purchasing team in program and customer reviews, and act as a liaison between functional departments. This position will also be responsible for evaluating and assessing new development and customization projects as related to the RECARO Americas Purchasing Strategy. It is also expected that this position will contribute to supply chain optimization, continuous improvement, implementation of best practices, and change management within RECARO Americas.

Responsibilities

Project Management Supply Chain

Purchasing representative for all OEBs incl. definition and agreement of lead times and risks. Target: Feasible and ambitious OEBs acc. to latest SP requirements.
Planning of all purchasing activities, critical parts, milestones, lead times for dedicated projects.
Reporting of current projects status. Implementation of required corrective actions in order to ensure SP target realization.
KPI status overview incl. tracking acc. to SP / SPS Shop Floor Management process.
All critical topics must be highlighted within the team incl. escalation process (SFB SPS, SFB SP, PSC + PDP).
Assurance of raw material availability at suppliers for all parts in cooperation with involved departments (e.g. new colors).
Successful implementation of logistics concept for all concerned parts and suppliers.

Preparation Purchasing Specification

Preparation purchasing specification for PSC/PDP incl. latest SP targets agreed with SPC, SPG and SPT incl. approval by project team.
Definition of all purchasing targets in each project phase for concerned projects.
Assurance of required raw materials and technologies in PSC/PDP to realize global sourcing acc. to latest commodity strategy.
Overview and tracking of all development suppliers (build to specification) in responsible projects (incl. status contracts for each development supplier) e.g. quality gates on time.

Risk Management

Implementation overview of purchasing risks for all responsible projects (incl. purchasing risks which are shown in OEB).
Definition and tracking of mitigation actions.
Definition of critical parts (e.g. FMEA, team judgement) in order to initiate mitigation actions. Close cooperation with SPT and DVC1 to initiate process or product audits to ensure process reliability.
Reporting of risk overview incl. status and actions within the project team and SFB SPS.

Implementation of Commodity Purchasing Strategy

Availability of transparence and knowledge of latest commodity purchasing strategy.
Assurance of successful implementation in all responsible PSC/PDP.
Frequent PSC/PDP status presentation to SPG, SPC, SPT in order to cooperate and agree on actions and judgement of successful commodity strategy implementation.

Long-Lead-Item Tracking

Definition long lead items (off-tool parts) incl. critical parts (e.g. dress covers) in standard overview acc. to OEB and review during team meetings.
Milestone planning acc. to standard lead time of each item and part incl. required due dates for feasibility checks, BOM, drawings etc.
Tracking and status check of milestones in each team meeting to ensure on time delivery of required deliverables. Any delay must be highlighted the team meetings, SPS SFB and PSC/PDP.

Missing Part Tracking