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Quality Assurance Specialist, QHSE Jobs in Itasca, IL at DSV
Lead, Global Supplier Strategy
Please note: This is an on-site position that requires the selected candidate to work from our Grand Rapids, MI, or Saint Petersburg, FL, office. This is not a remote role.
About Acron Aviation:
Acron Aviation is an agile commercial aviation partner with a long heritage of providing established, industry-certified solutions, as well as future-focused, data-driven innovations. With customers worldwide, our employees are dedicated to the company’s mission of innovating to create safer skies.
Job Description:
This role is situated in Acron’s Global Operations Team and will be the focal point for developing and governing robust processes for vendor management, entitlement management, and contract management. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with excellent analytical prowess and a deep understanding of contracts, service-level agreements, and relationship management. This position will also be highly engaged in evaluating Target Companies’ purchasing strategies and supply base in support of M&A due diligence activity.
The Global Operations Team will earn the respect, trust, and collaboration of the Acron organization through inspirational leadership qualities that are essential to realizing our vision. Our leadership, centered on motivating teams and individuals to deliver levels of performance that are perceived as unattainable, will shape our culture, instill our values, drive innovation, and continuously improve upon existing business methods to create value. We exemplify passion, courage, teamwork, ingenuity, ownership, efficiency, and candor in all that we do to delight our customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
This role will be on-site in either Grand Rapids, MI, or St. Petersburg, FL. It will require up to 25% travel to multiple Acron and supplier business sites, both domestically and internationally.
Essential Functions:
Develops and maintains supplier scorecards aligned with contractual service-level agreements and business requirements
Recommends improvements to contract templates to maximize benefit to the company and ensure service-level agreements meet the business’s needs
Establishes strategy for Supplier Business Reviews and develops a playbook that enables consistent execution
Develops processes and partners with the business to track, manage, and collect on all contractual entitlements
Maintains a centralized database of contract terms and conditions
Sets cost savings and cost avoidance targets for contractual entitlements and generates a strategy to achieve them
Monitors low-performing, high-impact suppliers for intervention
Partners with business leaders and suppliers to develop detailed recovery plans as needed
Partners with Category and Business leaders in evaluating vendor capacity and capability
Support due diligence efforts for target companies
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
8+ years of combined experience in progressive Supplier/Vendor Management, Commodity Management, or Strategic Sourcing roles
Demonstrated acumen in developing high complexity supplier strategies
Highly skilled in data analytics, including sourcing data, developing models, identifying trends, and analyzing to inform strategy
Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing and distribution environment
Strong financial acumen. Demonstrated ability to link strategy and tactics to P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow effects.
Demonstrated leadership capability and the ability to affect organizational change in challenging environments.
Must be adept at achieving results through multiple organizations and functions, sometimes with competing priorities.
Skilled in interpersonal influence, stakeholder management, and negotiation.
Demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal, at all levels of the organization.
Skilled in building customer and subcontractor relationships while balancing strategic objectives.
Adept listener and public speaker.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools.
Ability to travel (domestic or international) up to 25%.
Preferred Additional Skills:
MBA
Certification in Supply Chain Management (CSCP, CPSM, CPIM)
PMP certification or equivalent Program Management certification
Aerospace industry experience
Experience in electronics and/or contract manufacturing
Power BI experience
SAP super user experience
Experience working within a Private Equity environment
What to expect from Acron?
We live by our values: Customer First, Move Fast, Own It, and Speak Candidly. We are seeking talented individuals who can help us embody our vision of innovating and creating safer skies, as well as our mission of being the unconventional, top-tier partner of choice for our customers.
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Title: Quality Assurance Specialist, QHSE
Company: DSV
Location: Itasca, IL
