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Manager, Supplier Performance

Safran Cabin
Garden, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2025

Job Description

Job Summary :

The Manager, Supplier Performance monitors, analyzes, and executes actions to ensure effective supplier performance. This position interacts with internal cross-functional groups, customers, and suppliers to define, coordinate, and deploy improvement activities utilizing appropriate project management and improvement tools and techniques. These activities are achieved via monitoring and detection initiatives including onsite audit / assessment, as well as monthly and quarterly risk reviews of suppliers.

Summary of Duties : Mission & Objectives

  • Follow and manage the industrial performance (Quality, Delivery, and Cost) for a panel of suppliers. This shall be throughout the entirety of the product and project lifecycle with said suppliers.
  • Manage Supplier action plans in case of recurring performance deviations until acceptable performance has been attained and sustained
  • As part of the implemented contract, obtain and lead the implementation of supplier improvement plans to facilitate continuous improvement of the suppliers maturity level.
  • Ensure the consistency of initiated improvement actions with all supply chain stakeholders
  • Undertake key pre-supplier selection activities – Risk Analysis & Capacity Assessment
  • Based on the supplier risk level, perform periodic assessments of current suppliers in order to identify and mitigate the risks
  • Accountable for managing supplier performance and deliverables
  • Drive continuous improvement by serving as a leader
  • Utilize knowledge and skills in project management to handle a project in entirety

Responsibilities

1.Lead the quality and logistical performance of supplier panel in accordance with internal stakeholders including procurement, quality, and purchasing to ensure alignment of Mid Term Plan (MTP) and corporate strategy

2.Identify trends and poor performing suppliers, taking action as necessary to improve supplier performance and capability

3.Drive key stakeholders to define and deliver the corrective action plans, ensuring results are achieved and sustainable with a key focus on production readiness, audits, and for systematic quality issues.

4.Perform onsite supplier assessments and evaluations related to : Compliance, Capacity, Production Control, Change Management, Supply Chain Management, Quality, etc. Manage findings and close out in a robust manner

5.Lead the supplier performance reviews with select panel of suppliers, coordinating outcomes to key business stakeholders

6.Monitor supplier risks and ensure Cabin surveillance plan is topical at all times – ensure that key issues are flagged to the business, and a plan is developed to drive internal actions and improvements at suppliers to minimize or eliminate risks

7.Act as the focal point for performance issues in relation to logistics and programs teams, according to escalation process

Complementary Description

8.Adhere to safe working practices and contributes to the evolution of the Health, Safety, and Environmental program and culture

9.Perform other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Management, or related field of study

Experience : 10 years of years of progressive Engineering, Quality, Supplier Quality, or Supplier Development experience within Aerospace, Automotive, or Mechanical Manufacturing environment

Other Skills :

  • Full understanding of operational excellence : Supplier Performance or Development within a purchasing / logistic / quality industrial organization.
  • Expert in leading improvement workshops – Quality / Lean Tools such as FMEA, 8D, 5W, Ishikawa, etc.
  • Demonstrated project management skills within manufacturing environment.
  • Solid operational experience : Supplier Performance or Supplier Development within a purchasing / logistic / quality industrial organization.
  • Demonstrated strong negotiation skills
  • Advanced problem-solving skills – ability to analyze a problem and determine potential root causes in a timely fashion to make calculated risk decision when ambiguity can be a factor.
  • Demonstrable leadership experience – influencing, teamwork, conflict resolution, with strong communication skills at all levels of management both internally and with suppliers
  • Proven ability to work tactically with a strategic objective. This shall require a high level of self-motivation and job planning in order to achieve goals and meet deadlines working autonomously.
  • Additional Preferred Skills : (not required)

  • Any ERP knowledge
  • Greenbelt certification
  • Experience in any of the following areas :
  • oLean Management

    oNegotiation

    oProblem Solving

    oInfluencing, Teamwork, Conflict Resolution

    Specificity of the job

    Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, as required.

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