GKN Aerospace · 6 days ago
Site Supply Chain Director
Tallassee, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expGKN Aerospace is seeking a Site Supply Chain Director to oversee the planning, implementation, and optimization of supply chain activities for the Aerospace Composite Structures division. The role involves leadership in business development, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance while striving to meet the company's operational goals.
AerospaceCommercialManufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Participates in the development of the objectives, business plans and strategic planning for the Aerospace Composite Structures enterprise and shares responsibility for the general management of the business to achieve the targets set by the business
Manages the supply chain organization’s budget in support of the company’s goals and objectives
Co-operates in the establishment of organizational arrangements, human resource policies and management development plans that will create a high quality supply chain and ensure harmonious workplace relations to enable the enterprise to meet its current and future objectives
Establishes multi-site Supply Chain Organization producing synergies of personal and processes to ensure an optimized organization
Develops and Implements strategies to leverage optimum prices including sourcing strategies to low cost sources
Develops material budget in support of the company’s goal and objectives. Plans and achieves saving to the budget
Develops and implements cash flow maximization strategies
Monitors core supply chain performance including delivery, cost and quality; implements corrective/preventative action were necessary
Conducts and controls supplier negotiations including price and terms and conditions
Ensures ERP compliance and develops improved processes to minimize transactions
Leads and directs inventory management initiatives in line with company goals
Implements new business projects within delivery, quality and cost objectives
Maintains a safe workplace
Performs other duties and responsibilities as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related fields
10 (ten) years of experience in supply chain management in a manufacturing environment
U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements
Preferred
MBA Preferred
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience in fast pace manufacturing environment
Experience with aerospace composites manufacturing
Thorough understanding of material planning and scheduling
Demonstrated ERP knowledge
Demonstrated experience implementing lean concepts across multiple site locations (Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S, lean processes, Kanban, etc.)
Demonstrated problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact based decisions
Excellent verbal and written communication
Company
GKN Aerospace
GKN Aerospace is an aerospace mfg. company that develops, builds & supplies an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.5MKey Investors
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
2025-09-03Grant· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Bradford Boisvert
Global Finance Director - Enterprise, Transformation Project
Recent News
2026-01-09
Hartford Business Journal
2025-12-16
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