Supplier Development Lead

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

📋 Description

• Lead containment actions with Operations and Quality, both internally and with suppliers.

• Facilitate initial meetings with suppliers and establish prompt response actions.

• Execute investigations into Root Causes and Corrective Actions for critical quality or delivery challenges.

• Create and implement improvement plans for suppliers, coordinating with stakeholders and conducting plan review checkpoints.

• Monitor both leading and lagging KPIs while assessing criteria for containment exits.

• Elevate ongoing issues to crisis mode or tiger teams when necessary.

• Collaborate with Commodity Teams and SBUs to transition suppliers towards sustainable operations.

• Identify supplier locations and prioritize development initiatives based on risk, impact, and strategic commodity requirements.

• Perform Supplier Readiness and Health Assessments.

• Engage suppliers via development roadmaps, training, targeted actions, and maturity models.

• Coordinate with Commodity Managers and Engineering teams regarding supplier readiness for new programs and volume ramp-ups.

• Facilitate structured improvement plans, track KPIs, and conduct gate reviews.

• Oversee supplier maturity, initiate sustainment planning, and support cycles of re-engagement.

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

• Lead or assist in supplier transitions, ensuring a seamless handover of work scope.

• Monitor supplier maturity after transitions and reinforce long-term capabilities.

• Execute APQP for new product launches and oversee work transition projects.

• Collaborate with Commodity Managers, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Operations and Planning, SBUs, supplier site leadership, and crisis response/tiger teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 7+ years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with a minimum of 5+ years of experience.

• Willingness to travel to supplier sites as required, approximately 50% of the time.

• Experience in Electronics commodities, particularly PWB, PCBA, Components, Modules, and Distributors.

• Prior background in Supplier Management, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.

• Demonstrated expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence methodologies.

• Strong project management, problem-solving, and skills in cross-functional collaboration.

• Experience leading supplier recovery, industrialization, or work transfer initiatives.

• Familiarity with working in a global matrix organization.

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

• High energy level with experience in engaging cross-functional personnel.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to cultivate a network of relationships with various Collins Aerospace business units.

• Strong work ethic and organizational skills.

• Ability to apply CORE principles/tools to manage processes, ensuring continuous improvement and benchmarking best practices.

• Six Sigma certification or equivalent quality qualification.

• Proficient in SAP ERP/MRP systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee assistance program.

• Tuition assistance.

• Retirement benefits through retirement plans.

• Incentive program.

• Employee recognition program.

• Statutory benefits.

• Bonus compensation based on individual, business unit, and company performance.