• Drives focus & continuous improvement in meeting delivery and cost commitments, management of vendor and supplier performance, identification and escalation of risks to delivery and cost, optimizing of picking rules and ordering practices.

• Ensures site compliance in areas of tax, import, export, Customs, and dangerous goods requirements. Establishes record retention processes, understands and supports audits by local authorities, and coaches and trains team members in understanding compliance requirements.

• Develops & executes site level inventory management including physical audit, physical separation, and forecasting. Regularly reviews inventory levels and drives strategic actions (includes & not limited to annual physical inventory & monthly cycle counts). Coaches team on significance of Inventory to the site and the objectives of inventory management.

• Develops and implements processes to manage, store, and physical movement of rotables and Customer Owned Property (COP). Understands Customer and Business expectations and limitations and develops strategy and plan for use of rotables and COP to optimize business outcomes.

• Provides People Leadership to Materials organization on site including oversight of salaried, hourly, contractor, or purchased service personnel working in the Materials functional area, identifying functional gaps and hiring to fill.

• Maintains and enhances policy & procedure and related documentation across OWS to describe standard work, best practices, and lessons learned read across opportunities.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Advanced experience in Materials Planning and Execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Characteristics:

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Experience in the movement and management of materials across international borders.
• Experience with working with Middle East Customs and Border Controls.
• Proven leadership, development & couching skills with previous line management experience.