Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay $104,600.00 - 130,800.00 (midpoint) - 157,000.00 USD Annual

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Global Supplier Manager, we have an exciting opportunity for you. This position is responsible for category sourcing performance for Woodward at an enterprise level.Performance is measured by strategic initiative achievement. Thoseinitiatives includesupplier and category strategy, commercial management, and supply base consolidation.It includes all aspects of commercial and contractual management of the assigned suppliers.The key focus isthe selection and development of the supply base to match Woodward's future needs, but also includessupport of the business group-based purchasing functions in the areas of strategic alignment and critical issue escalation.

What's In It for You...

At Woodward, our "employees" are called and treated as "members" and we've created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. It's an inclusive, positive, collaborative, and socially responsible environment where members work together for outstanding outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Strategy Development (supply base/market knowledge, business integration, deployment planning, internal alignment, global awareness):Development of supplier level strategies or simple/medium sub-commoditystrategieswith oversite and review. Ability to understand complex commodity strategies and discern application to own work and strategies (flow-down), demonstrated ability to engage, align and gain support for developed strategies and demonstrated ability to analyze and understand assigned sub-commodity(s) based upon known data relating to industry and market (capacity, raw materials, trends, existing suppliers, etc.)

• Analytics:Apply basic interpretationof data to propose appropriate action

• Contract Management/Negotiation (type, development, execution, implementation, and process)

• Supplier Relationship Management (commercial management, internal coordination, and alignment): Relationship management at a 1-1 or 1-few complexities with relationships managed at similar or slightly higher level within supplier (level by responsibility, not title)

• Technical Knowledge: Ability to understand process technology within assigned supply base

• Category Understanding in one or multiple areas:

  • Machining/Fabricationtechnologies

  • Castings/Forgings/Additive/Metal Injection Molding

  • Engineered Components - Sensors, Motors, Solenoid Valves, Bearings, Seals, etc.

  • Electronics - PCBA, Wiring harness, capacitors, resistors, etc.

What We Are Looking For

• 4 year bachelor degree is required, advanced business degree preferred

• Travel is required (25%)

• 2-5 years purchasing experience required

• CPSM, CPI, PMP, etc.preferred

Application window is anticipated to close 30 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee.

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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