Supplier Relationship Manager I or II

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future. **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. **Supplier Relationship Manager I or II** **LEVEL I** - Estimated annual base pay: $72,000.00 (minimum) - $104,250.00 (midpoint) - $115,000.00 (maximum) **LEVEL II** - Estimated annual base pay: $85,000.00 (minimum) - $110,000.00 (midpoint) - $136,000.00 (maximum) **All Levels are eligible for the benefits below:** - 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. - 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 **LEVEL I** **Key Responsibilities:** - Supplier Performance Management: Monitor and evaluate supplier performance against contractual agreements and key performance indicators to ensure quality and timely delivery. - Relationship Development: Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers to foster mutual understanding and continuous improvement. - Issue Resolution: Identify, address, and resolve any issues or disputes with suppliers promptly to minimize disruptions to the supply chain. - Data Analysis and Reporting: Collect and analyze supplier performance data, and prepare regular reports to inform management and support decision making processes. - Relationship Development: Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and continuous improvement. **Key Skills:** - Communication & Influence: Shares information or updates with others when asked. Identifies those who should be persuaded to support a desired course of action. Further development required. - Negotiation: Learns negotiation tactics and identifies successful negotiation examples. Further development required. - Analytical Thinking: Explores and synthesizes different sources of information for stakeholders. Further development required. - Project Management: Able to assist in planning and managing parts of or an entire project. - Performance Management: Assists in supplier benchmarking and/or scorecards. Further development required. - Problem Solving: Attempts to find solutions to problems. Able to define problem and determine potential causes. Further development required. - Executive Presence: Attempts to communicate and present. Inquires about effective influence tactics. Further development required. - Data Analysis: Able to communicate data to others. Able to analyze most data and create proper representations. - Compliance & Risk Management: Inquires about risk management protoco…