Aerospace Procurement Director

Aerospace Procurement Director at Nidec Aerospace (JV with Embraer) leading the Aerospace Procurement team responsible for sourcing components for motors and electronic controllers for propulsion systems in battery-powered aircraft. Responsibilities include building a procurement organization to support strategic initiatives, establishing a base of aerospace certified suppliers, defining data-driven strategies to mitigate risk and reduce spend, negotiating price and purchasing terms on major orders, creating KPI dashboards to monitor performance, maintaining supplier relationships for cost-effective procurement, collaborating with engineering and suppliers on Value Engineering, ensuring compliance with aerospace quality standards, and supporting New Product Development with supplier identification and costing. Anticipated travel up to 50% domestically and internationally; requires collaboration with parent companies to leverage contracts, and adherence to ethical standards and compliance.