Supplier Development Lead – Midwest

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +10 more states.

📋 Description

• Drive operational excellence and ensure process compliance within the supply base through on-site evaluations and assessments.

• Assist key suppliers in resolving critical issues that could impact the business on a wide scale by collaborating across Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, and Operations leadership.

• Coordinate and address company-wide risks and obstacles to guarantee that manufacturing, supply chain, and delivery schedules meet customer requirements.

• Responsible for reporting the progress of key suppliers on operational initiatives during executive reviews with senior leadership, both internal and external.

• Drive improvements in on-time delivery and quality performance across multiple suppliers.

• Develop and implement quality improvement plans.

• Coordinate the identification of root causes and the establishment of corrective actions.

• Lead on-site assessments alongside Buyers, Quality, and Engineering teams to enhance overall supplier performance.

• Identify and eliminate significant barriers to the implementation of Continuous Improvement (CI) for suppliers to enhance on-time delivery and quality.

• Evaluate key supplier performance and apply sustainable countermeasures and actions to foster improvement.

• Direct production readiness assessments for New Product Introductions and rate increases, including capacity confirmation to ensure timely ramp-up to production volumes with company-wide implications.

• Oversee the monitoring of critical business-wide metrics and coordinate cross-functional work teams to significantly enhance the effectiveness of supply chain initiatives.

• Engage senior management of key suppliers to initiate significant improvement programs aimed at achieving and maintaining high performance levels.

• Plan, organize, direct, and report on all activities and matters related to supplier performance.

• Evaluate supplier performance, management capabilities, capacity, and production readiness.

• Assess supplier qualifications, including their training and certifications.

• Develop supplier improvement plans and collaborate with suppliers to ensure optimal performance is attained.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, or a related field and 8 years of experience in Operations, Quality, and/or Continuous Improvement roles; or an advanced degree with 5 years of experience.

• U.S. Citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

• Reside within the Midwest, USA area (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life insurance

• Short-term disability

• Long-term disability

• 401(k) match

• Flexible spending accounts

• Flexible work schedules

• Employee assistance program

• Employee Scholar Program

• Parental leave

• Paid time off

• Holidays