Woodward’s Aerospace Division in Fort Collins, Colorado is seeking an experienced and dynamic Supplier Relationship Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing supplier performance, fostering strong relationships with key suppliers, and driving strategic sourcing initiatives to align with organizational objectives. 

Supplier Relationship Manager II

Key Responsibilities:

• Supplier Performance Management: Monitor and evaluate supplier performance against agreed upon metrics to ensure quality and service standards are consistently met.

• Relationship Development: Foster strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers to enhance cooperation and drive mutual business growth.

• Issue Resolution: Proactively address and resolve any conflicts or issues that arise with suppliers to maintain smooth operational workflows.

• Strategic Sourcing Initiatives: Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals.

• Communication Skills: Internal communication and presentations up to and including executive level reviews pertaining to supplier relationship strategy, performance and issue resolution.

Key Skills:

• Communication & Influence: Proactively synthesizes and shares information with stakeholders. Persuades others with logical, data-driven arguments.

• Negotiation: Uses some negotiation tactics; able to assist in negotiations. Understands appropriate targets and outcomes for negotiation; uses information to tailor approach. Uses leverage besides cost savings in negotiations.

• Analytical Thinking: Understands different sources of information and can distill information to share with stakeholders in a digestible way. Able to root cause information that is verifiable and correct.

• Project Management: Leads a project from initiation to close. Manages team members and deadlines.

• Performance Management: Monitors supplier performance and continues to build relationships with suppliers. Benchmarks suppliers.

• Problem Solving: Finds appropriate solutions to problems or knows who to reach out to for help. Able to root cause for problem identification.

• Executive Presence: Communicates and presents effectively; manages relevant stakeholders across levels of seniority. 

• Data Analysis: Able to analyze relevant data and choose the appropriate visualization. Selects appropriate data to support business cases or insights.

• Compliance & Risk Management: Monitors risk appropriately, shares some risk mitigation strategies with colleagues.

• Value Orientation: Builds end-to-end value thinking.  Manages projects and goals with little assistance. Establishes performance standards and measurements for work. Delivers on value proposition.

Supplier Relationship Manager III

Key Responsibilities:

• Supplier Performance Management: Monitor and evaluate supplier performance against agreed upon metrics to ensure quality and service standards are consistently met.

• Relationship Development: Foster strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers to enhance cooperation and drive mutual business growth.

• Issue Resolution: Proactively address and resolve any conflicts or issues that arise with suppliers to maintain smooth operational workflows.

• Strategic Sourcing Initiatives: Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals.

• Communication Skills: Internal communication and presentations up to and including executive level reviews pertaining to supplier relationship strategy, performance and issue resolution.

Key Skills:

• Communication & Influence: Shares information effectively, is able to affect decisions across different audiences using specialized approaches. Sells own ideas by tying them into the values, needs, aspirations and goals of others.

• Negotiation: Leads negotiations using appropriate tactics. Negotiation results in positive outcomes for the business. Thinks creatively to optimize deals with suppliers.

• Analytical Thinking: Able to distill wide sources of information to stakeholders; uses a wide network of resources and contacts to find appropriate information. Able to identify inaccurate information, such as old data or misinformation produced by AI.

• Project Management: Ties project to functional and business goals. Aligns all stakeholders and meets goals.

• Performance Management: Proactively monitors supplier performance, creates new relationships with suppliers, determines suppliers for collaboration or strategic opportunities.

• Problem Solving: Creates or finds appropriate and effective solutions to problems. Uses a systematic approach to solve problems. Effectively implements solutions.

• Executive Presence: Able to influence others using communication and leadership skills. Demonstrates leadership capabilities when working with others.

• Data Analysis: Represent different types of data in ways that are digestible and lead to relevant support. Uses data to craft insights. Understands different data relationships and represents them clearly.

• Compliance & Risk Management: Develops risk mitigation strategies for suppliers and prepares for risk preemptively.

• Value Orientation: Manages projects and goals with little assistance. Establishes performance standards and measurements for work. Delivers on value proposition.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Have:

• Supply Chain Degree, similar Business related degree, or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of supply chain, or related experience with metals, machining and raw materials related commodities

• Experience in driving supply chain and supplier projects and key initiatives

• Ability to build strong relationships with peers and partnerships with external stakeholders leveraging positive negotiation skills to drive cross-functional continuous projects

• Ability to handle many conflicting priorities while being flexible, enthusiastic self-starter

• Proficient in Excel, Project Management, and experience in supply chain analysis facilitating supply chain projects direction and overall success

Application window is anticipated to close 7 days from original posting date.