Principal Specialist, Procurement - Government Seating (Onsite)

About the role

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Procurement Specialist to support Government Interiors Seating direct product component and sub-assembly sourcing in Colorado Springs, CO.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the commodity manager(s) to set overall strategy and execute that strategy for the component/sub-assembly commodities.
• Prepare, negotiate, and work through RFPs with supplier partners.
• Manage and prioritize several projects at one time and clearly communicate project status to leadership.
• Negotiate through execution supplier contracts and agreements in support of awarded business.
• Analyze data and information to determine reasonable prices with commodity manager assistance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Supply Chain or Business Degree preferred.
• Experience with wide range of commodities, manufacturing technologies and components from machined, mechanical fabrications, welding, soft goods, leather, fabric, cushions, foam, plastics, composites, engineered items such as restraints.
• Government purchasing and/or sourcing experience based on varying government requirements and regulations.
• Strong awareness and familiarity of Government Supply Chain practices and Government Commodity Management sourcing practices.
• Strong experience with Excel including macros, pivot tables etc. and some Access database and analytics methods experience preferred.
• Supply Chain professional certification(s) such as CPIM, CSCP, CPSM.
• Experience with SAP as primary ERP/MRP system.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Kinaxis, Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• A generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD.