We have an Excellent career opportunity for an MRO Planning Leader to join a leading company in Cincinnati, Ohio.

You are accountable for a portfolio of strategic repair suppliers in North America; you are their unique supply chain point of contact. Your customers are the local supply chains of the company's network (located in France, Mexico, Morocco, & Belgium). You are part of the company and functionally part of the Global Supply Chain team in the Support & Services Division within the company.

You will join a dynamic MRO division that is growing full-time and has a lot of challenges at stake.

Your objective is to manage supplier relationships and ensure suppliers deliver parts according to the company's needs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and monitoring the progress of engine parts sent for repair at the supplier site and making sure the supplier sends back repaired parts within the contractual time. OTD target: 95%
• Ensuring compliance with the contractual conditions of the repair activity and challenging supplier
• Prioritizing the flow in case of capacity constraint or repair capability limitation
• Managing weekly reviews with suppliers and following up on open actions
• Maintain a close relationship with your supplier contacts at all organizational levels
• Handling issues with suppliers and working out a solution if some delivery commitments do not match the engine reassembly date
• Participate in improvement actions with your supplier in coordination with your supplier team contacts (buyer, supplier performance manager (SPM), supplier quality engineer (SQE), and supplier technical support)
• Entering key information about the part progress into the ERP
• Create a strong relationship with internal customers and collaborate with them to make sure that the shipping date of the repaired parts matches their needs.
• Supporting internal customers in handling operational difficulties.
• Representing the global supply chain in your areas of responsibility: supplier visits, working groups, etc.
• Transversal coordination with other supplier team functions (buyer, supplier performance manager, engineering, quality)
• Sharing your expertise and best practices with the rest of MRO Procurement Leader teams in Europe, the Americas, and Asia

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Supply-chain management, Industrial management, or Operations management
• 3-5 years of experience MRO Planning Leader
• English native or close to native to communicate with suppliers
• Successful past supplier relationship experience
• Technical skills in engine maintenance/parts repair
• French and/or Spanish language skills will be considered as a plus
• Knowledge of the French culture will be considered as a plus