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SUPPLY CHAIN DEPUTY

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Deputy to join our team. ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.

**This position is fully on-site at Empirical System's Aerospace in San Luis Obispo, CA

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this position will be responsible for the helping with the performance of the ESAERO purchasing process and team.

• Design procurement strategies across all commodities to meet the needs of a growing project and manufacturing business in the aerospace and defense marketplace.

• Maintain key performance Indicators (KPI's) to drive superior supplier performance with an emphasis on high quality parts and services delivered on time.

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with key Suppliers in accordance with ESAero's strategy to support project and manufacturing requirements.

• Extend the capabilities of the ESAERO supply base to enable effective make/buy decisions, identification of tooling choices and the use of alternative materials, evaluation of available manufacturing methods, and the selection of high-quality subcontractors.

• Ensure the application of the highest ethical standards in all procurement transactions.

• Lead major subcontracting efforts to include wire harnesses, consigned inventory, turnkey pcba's, and composite fabrication.

• Develop secondary sources for any sole source components and services to support production and project team future growth.

• Ensure DFARS regulations, DPAS ratings and specific government and/or Customer contract requirements are followed by procurement and flowed down to all relevant sub-contractors and suppliers.

• Maintain and refine an “approved supplier” methodology in accordance with AS9100/ISO9001 requirements.

• Work with QA and Engineering to identify and approve new suppliers to meet business needs

• Monitor supplier performance and work with QA to refine this process and use the data to drive procurement choices, corrective actions, and supplier performance improvements.

• Facilitate the inclusion of approved Suppliers to the integrated product teams throughout the product development process.

• Help in positioning ESAERO to be able to leverage outside resources, especially in the areas of printed circuit assembly, wire harnesses and composite fabrication.

• Establish and maintain a supplier base to support new products from prototype to ramped production with consistently high-quality components and services.

• Identify and approve outside resources for key engineering services to meet overflow requirements and enable intelligent make/buy decisions.

• Work with finance/accounting to insure timely collection and recording of purchasing commitments and invoices.

• Generates and maintains processes that enable accurate physical and NetSuite inventory

• Generates and maintains processes that enable our inventory systems to scale efficiently and accurately manage >$100M of inventory

• Works closely with finance and projects to rectify inventory errors

• Works with projects to ensure good inventory practices are being followed, trains these practices

• Supports project inventory disposition and closeout

• Identifies and implements opportunities to reduce non-value added time associated with inventory management and movement

• Develops processes around consistent use and naming of inventory Locations and Bins

• Supports process development around inventory tagging/marking such as labels, barcodes, etc. that better enable high-volume production

• Owns inventory cycle counts and corrects root causes of inventory errors

• Regularly performs internal audits of inventory processes (FAR requirement)

• Helps projects navigate and follow FAR and DFARS-required inventory practices from procurement to consumption or disposition

• Works with QA and project teams to develop processes that better enable traceability of material from receipt to consumption

• Lead a small team to clean-up existing inventory in our facilities

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Supply Chain.

• Proficiency with computerized MRP/ERP systems is required

• Ability to identify and maintain key performance measurements for procurement.

• Ability to help negotiate subcontract terms and conditions and pricing for materials and services

• Responsible for maintaining positive relationships with qualified Suppliers

• Ability to lead recurring cost estimation efforts for new product idea

• Ability to review cost/quantity choices and make cost effective decisions

• Knowledge of contract manufacturing practices.

• Ability to find and establish viable relationships with offshore Suppliers

• Ability to motivate and mentor a skilled procurement team

• Familiarity with commercial electronics building practices and components

• Hands-on experience with subcontracting and outsourcing printed circuit board assembly and cable/ harnesses is a must

• Bachelor's degree is required. Formal purchasing certification is required. Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) or Institute for Supplier Management (ISM) training and/or certification is desirable.

• Understanding of inventory control methods and production control techniques

• Prior government contracting experience is required.

Standard Benefits:

• Health: Health/Dental/Vision

• PTO

• Retirement: 401k w/company match

• Casual dress code, Free snacks

• Amazing location to live, work, and play

ESAero is an equal opportunity employer.

E-Verify participation required for employment.

Must present proof of authorization to work in the United States.

Must be able to pass background check.

Hiring Range: $60k-$90k Annually

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