Role and Responsibilities
Who We Are:
- CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
- CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
- CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.
What We Have to Offer:
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
- A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
- Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
- Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!
Summary
Reporting to the Director, US Supply Chain, this Supply Chain Compliance position is responsible for reviewing and approving Procurement/Subcontract documentation for compliance with regulations and policies. This role is critical in assisting the Procurement/Subcontract teammates with cost and price analysis for proposals and purchase orders. Provides guidance in developing, maintaining, researching, reviewing, preparing and presenting fair and reasonable justifications of supplier proposals to meet contract and customer requirements. Assists and supports identifying and resolving and Procurement/Subcontract compliance deviations to regulatory requirements and company policies. Tracks trends in Procurement/Subcontracts compliance issues regarding purchase order creation and identifies areas for improvement recommending appropriate training requirements to management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Review and approve assigned complex Purchase Orders and supporting documentation against regulation, policies, and procedures
- Evaluate suppliers’ complex cost proposals, analyzing the contractor’s past performance, cost of similar procurements, standards or other quantitative techniques in producing like or similar items with cost reduction focus
- Review complex technical and audit reports on various cost elements such as material, labor, overhead and profit to determine the reasonableness of various cost elements
- Prepare fair and reasonable and related cost justifications in accordance with FAR 15.2 requirements
- Guide and assist Supply Chain personnel in preparing solicitation templates
- Participate in and interface with DCMA during any Government Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) at specific location to ensure the system and practices are in compliance with regulation
- Assist in the development of trend analysis in pricing, supplier performance, Supply Chain personnel compliance metrics and related analyses
- Guide compliance discussions with the Supply Chain Team on non-compliances, record, track, and produce metrics on same
- Provide training to the Supply Chain staff to correct non-compliances, as necessary
- Work closely with SCMs, Program Management and Technical personnel, to support/manage high-dollar value proposals and subcontracts
- Strategically support Program(s) and SCMs on critical negotiations and strategies development
- Strong negotiations skills and ability to lead terms and conditions negotiations with Subcontractors
- Work closely with Trade Compliance and provide guidance and support to the Program(s) related to correct document markings (i.e. Export Controlled, Proprietary Information, ITAR, EAR, etc.)
- Able to work directly with Technical Team(s) to identify processes, requirements, Statement of Work improvements and propose changes, to include risk mitigation strategies with possible cost savings/avoidance
- Strong working knowledge with Federal Regulations (FAR, DFARs, etc.) and Public Law
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or other related field required, MBA preferred
- Minimum 10 years of Compliance/Cost Analysis experience in a technical/manufacturing environment, Aerospace & Defense Industry experience and knowledge highly preferred
- Minimum 2 years of Front Line Leadership experience in a Procurement organization, Compliance/Cost Analysis preferred
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents
- Ability to respond effectively to inquiries and issues
- Ability to generate and present effective oral and written presentations on complex subjects
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Preferred Skills
- Experience in a U.S. DoD environment highly preferred
- In depth knowledge of cost and price analysis techniques across varying contract types and financial accounting methods
- Experience supporting Government audits, i.e. CPSR
- Experience with Deltek CostPoint
Security Responsibilities
Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
- Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability to be onsite 3-4 days week.
- Must be able to work flexible hours and overtime as needed, including occasional weekends.
- May be required to sit down for long lengths of time.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.
PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Position Type
Regular
CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.
As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we’re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.
At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.
