Senior Supplier Development Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Oversee internal and supplier containment actions alongside Operations and Quality.

• Organize supplier kick-off meetings and implement swift response initiatives.

• Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations for significant quality or delivery challenges.

• Create, execute, and assess supplier improvement strategies.

• Track KPIs and assess criteria for containment exit.

• Elevate ongoing issues to crisis mode or involve tiger teams.

• Collaborate with Commodity Teams and SBUs to ensure closed-loop feedback and sustainable operations.

• Identify supplier locations and prioritize development efforts based on risk, impact, and commodity demands.

• Execute supplier evaluations utilizing the OCRA tool.

• Involve suppliers through development roadmaps, training sessions, and focused maturity-model actions.

• Synchronize supplier readiness with Commodity Managers and Engineering for new initiatives and volume increases.

• Lead improvement strategies, KPI monitoring, and gate reviews.

• Observe supplier maturity and initiate sustainment strategies.

• Develop tools for manufacturing process technology and standardization, including FMEA and Control Plans.

• Offer leadership and assistance during supplier transitions.

• Assess supplier maturity post-transitions and promote continuous enhancement.

• Implement APQP for new product introductions and manage transition projects.

• Partner with Commodity Managers, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Operations and Planning, SBUs, supplier leadership, and crisis response teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related discipline with at least 5 years of experience.

• Willingness to travel to supplier locations as necessary, at least 50% of the time.

• Solid knowledge and comprehension of castings and/or forgings and their manufacturing processes.

• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across Collins Aerospace business units.

• Capability to apply CORE principles and tools for ongoing improvement and best practice benchmarking.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Access.

• U.S. citizenship is mandatory; only U.S. citizens are permitted to access information under the program/contract.

• Security clearance is not a requirement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and additional employer retirement contributions.

• Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional pet insurance.

• Optional home and auto insurance.

• Optional additional life and accident insurance.

• Optional critical illness insurance.

• Optional group legal coverage.

• Optional ID theft protection.

• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning support.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 complimentary counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand virtual doctor consultations.

• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Employee assistance program.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available.