Materials & Vendor Manager (Akron)
Materials & Vendor Manager
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Position Overview
OGS Industries is an AS9100-certified aerospace contract manufacturer specializing in high-mix, low-volume precision machining. The Materials & Vendor Manager is responsible for end-to-end sourcing and procurement of raw materials and outside processing (OSP) services. This role drives cost, lead-time, and supplier performance improvements while ensuring AS9100 and customer compliance. A key strategic focus is material standardization and SKU reduction to lower overall material costs and support accurate estimating.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage RFQs, purchasing, and negotiations for raw materials and subcontract services (heat treat, plating, anodize, coatings, NDT, etc.)
- Issue and manage purchase orders with full technical and quality flowdowns
- Develop and implement a material standardization strategy to reduce SKUs and total material cost
- Identify, qualify, and develop new suppliers; manage performance of existing vendors
- Build and maintain pricing indices and quote databases to support estimating accuracy
- Support Estimating with timely cost, lead-time, and sourcing inputs
- Ensure AS9100 purchasing compliance, supplier approvals, audits, and corrective actions
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Planning
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