Company Overview:
Headquartered in Northwest Fort Worth, Texas, Elbit Systems of America Fort Worth Operations employs around 700 of the brightest minds in defense and provides them with the tools, training, and support to achieve excellence. Here, you are given the freedom and responsibility to try new ideas and expand the realm of possibility. Our mission is “to continuously improve.” We’re able to constantly meet this goal because we treat our people right and invest in the most up-to-date equipment to meet the ever-growing expectations of our clients.

Responsibilities:
• Analyze procurement data and select suppliers to provide requested items, assuring their ability to comply with specified requirements defined by engineering, quality control, customers, government agencies and the company. Provide blueprints, drawings, layouts or other specifications for specialized materials and services.

• Prepare request for proposals, solicit subcontractors and suppliers for proposals and evaluate responses based on pricing and capability to perform the required scope of work.

• Negotiate subcontracts with suppliers for optimum price, schedule and quality performance.

• Assist in the administration of subcontracts for compliance with provisions set forth. Monitor suppliers’ performance through progress reports and on-site visits. 

• Develop sources of supply for custom fabricated materials and specialized services.

• Interview salesmen, visit supplier facilities, and keep abreast of new product technology and procurement regulations, ensuring the continued availability of sources of supply for assigned material.

• Interface with support groups to ensure supplier questions and or issues are resolved, enabling the supplier to adhere to overall requirements. Coordinate the overall response to the supplier and ensure the issue is resolved.

• Participate in and promote improvement initiatives and activities with subcontractors and within the Materials organization.

• Support attainment of PBL Scorecard Goals.

• Negotiate and award Subcontracts committing Company funds in support of Business Programs per signature authority guidelines.

• Identify potential sources for material acquisition.

• Audit and recommend approval of supplier processes.

Qualifications:
Bachlors Degree with: 
• Strong knowledge of contracting suppliers for building of spec products
• Quality assurance systems and methods
• Strong communication skill both verbal and electronic
• Aware of technical aspects associated with the production of the goods to be produced
• Strong program/project management experience
• FAR/DFAR – strong working knowledge
• Aerospace, Military or similar industry
• Demonstrated electronic/mechanical knowledge
• Knowledge of fixed pricing agreements and vendor managed inventory 
 

 PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY DIRECTLY ONLINE AT:

https://jobs-esa.icims.com/jobs/2851/job