Job Description

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.\xe2\x80\x8b

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.



Position Title: Senior Supply Chain Manager

Reporting Relationships:

Position Title of Supervisor: Director of Supply Chain

Direct Reporting Relationships: None

Functional Area(s): Corporate Procurement and Supply Chain

General Summary

Role is focused on strategy development and execution of the most impactful opportunities across +$600M of indirect material purchases. This is accomplished through leading an informal team that includes business unit stakeholders. This position is responsible for building supplier relationships, developing category strategies, conducting fair market analysis, and documenting deliverables to be communicated and approved by category stakeholders (and their leadership). The position is required to achieve on-going reductions in total cost of ownership through fact-based analysis and strategy execution. Provides general support and data driven insights for the Chief Procurement Officer and Teledyne Board of Directors.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate collaboration and gain support from internal stakeholders on assigned long-term category strategies
• Has experience or willing to learn Ivalua, the purchasing system, that encompasses the end-to-end source to pay process
• Have an advanced understanding of the current supply base, markets, capabilities, other customers and geographical reach, trends, and dynamics of the marketplace. Develops category strategy based on market insight.
• Ensures spend data is consolidated and segmented by supplier, category, product/service. Can identify gaps and where potential opportunities for savings exist.
• Leads meetings/ workshops with key internal customers and/or business functional stakeholders to explore findings and explore ideas for opportunities.
• Develop profiles of assigned categories covering spend, volume, specification, current contractual obligations, supplier, cost drivers, region, and product life cycle.
• Advanced understanding of the sourcing maturity of the category by analyzing supplier performance/scorecard, compliance, category performance, and supplier management strategy.
• Identify and map out the cost elements and establish the cost breakdown and drivers using the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis. Identify value chain inefficiencies and prioritize cost savings opportunities for assigned categories.
• Identify and manage all risks that could affect the successful implementation of the strategy. Builds network of internal relationships across business segments
• Ensures that stakeholder concerns, objectives and goals are considered and addressed by the team.

Job Skills & Attributes:

• Analysis - Demonstrates ability to analyze and interpret complex problems and data gathered from a variety of sources, as well as the ability to use that analysis and interpretation to make good decisions that deliver superior business solutions.
• Relationships - A high level of interpersonal skills and ability to engage and communicate with internal and external stakeholders at senior levels.
• Strategic Thinking - Devises strategies that promote competitive advantages.
• Decisiveness - Never hesitates to make critical decisions and consistently reaches deadlines.
• Negotiating - Able to make mutually satisfying decisions that represent a balanced view of all involved parties.
• Leadership - Effectively leads cross-functional teams and shows personal leadership on the team to meet commitments
• Delegating and Directing - Consistently provides clear direction to others and delegates tasks to the appropriate individuals.
• Strategy - Develops the category strategy & plan. Utilizes market and industry analysis and demonstrates category expertise.

Job Specifications

Performance Behaviors required for Success:

• Communication \xe2\x80\x93 speak clearly and persuasively in positive and negative situations; Listen and get clarification; Respond well to questions; Participate in meetings. Ability to articulate difficult ideas and concepts through clear and concise verbal and/or written communication.

• Teamwork \xe2\x80\x93 Balance team and individual responsibilities; Give and welcome feedback; Contribute to building a positive team spirit; Put success of team above own interests.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines - can prioritize and ask for clarity when conflicted about multiple requests for this position\'s time and skill set; is willing to be flexible and perform tasks until they are complete, not being restricted by normal business hours
• Analysis - able to create reports and identify trends in data that are meaningful to business; also, able to suggest business reasons for data trends and to work with S2P group and internal customers to develop plans to impact the business positively
• Flexibility - Can adjust workload to meet immediate priorities with multiple stakeholders; can switch between disparate customer requests to help drive positive business results to each group
• Research - able to utilize outside resources (internet, trade journals, network, etc.) to add insight to what other companies may be doing

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies Required:

• BA/BS in IT, Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or equivalent work experience
• Successful 5+ year track record in supply chain or category management

• Advanced PC skills, including MS Teams administration, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Excellent oral and written presentation/communication and influencing skills.
• Demonstrates high level of interpersonal and communication skills to work across functional and organizational lines with uncompromising ethics
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and multi-task in a flexible, fast paced, and challenging environment to effectively meet deadlines
• Strong technical aptitude: ability to learn and adapt to new technology
• Self-starter, adapts & works effectively within a rapidly changing business environment

Eligible to be certified to examine, possess, and transfer items under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and legally authorized to work in Canada

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. \xe2\x80\x8b

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