Supply Chain Planning

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Work Location: Kinston, NC

• Coordinates with company customer support representatives, contract administration, purchasing, engineering, quality assurance, traffic, and warehousing (3PL); to insure efficient flow of production materials throughout the plant.
• Incorporates planning decisions from external customers and suppliers to reduce material and product variability, and arrive at optimal solutions.
• Monitors customer inventory demand and material assets on hand or in transit in order to optimize total supply chain planning.
• Manages WIP of fabricated Production parts for Operations; impacting end-item production—enables production scheduling decisions for key stakeholders
• Coordinate build revisions with Operations, ME and Planning
• Work with ME and Planning to resolve any order discrepancies
• Assist warehouse with expediting and distributing backorders to shop
• Validate and Quality Control VLM kits, to insure parts are available for assembly production
• Process shop credits/Opr credits; maintains O & S reporting
• Issue Parts to manufacturing as needed

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Associates degree, or higher, in business management, logistics or supply chain management OR minimum of 5 years’ experience with no degree
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Supply Chain Planning role
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as the focal / customer service representative, regarding inbound and outbound freight
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with material handling equipment: tugs, forklifts various size and style; overhead crane use; use of hand tools
• Minimum 3 years working with hazardous material shipping and handling (IATA, IMDG and DOT)
• Demonstrated skills and abilities with MS Office, ERPs (Supply Chain Systems), and general end user computing  
• Must be familiar with ITAR and international import and export shipping requirements 
• Ability to do manual labor (must be able to stand extended periods, bend, lift up to 50lbs, and squat etc., while doing daily duties)
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills / ability to multi-task
• Self-starter with an ability to take ownership of processes/projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP – supply chain planning

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.