Supplier Development Leader

## Supplier Development Leader Apply remote type:
Onsite locations:
CAN
05: CCS-Charlotte, 5900 Northwoods Business Parkway, Charlotte, NC, 28269 USAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 25 Days Agojob requisition :

** About Carrier
** Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share.

We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit  or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
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* About This Role:

** Executes supplier readiness, recovery, and improvement initiatives across assigned suppliers. This role works directly on-site with suppliers to eliminate constraints, validate capacity, drive corrective actions, and build the operational capability needed for sustained performance.

This is a senior technical role focused on execution excellence, hands-on assessment, and transformation of supplier processes
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* Job Description:

****** Supplier Assessment & Diagnostics
***** Conduct supplier capacity, capability, and readiness assessments across staffing, equipment, tooling, process stability, layout, flow, and quality systems.
* Validate production capacity, real throughput vs. quoted capacity, bottlenecks, and production allocation.
**** Readiness & Recovery Execution
***** Execute structured RCA, 5-Why, fishbone, PFMEA reviews, and corrective action implementation.
* Lead on-site activities to support capacity expansion, process optimization, and throughput improvements.
* Track and verify closure of recovery actions and readiness deliverables.
* Support readiness for NPI milestones, volume ramps, and technology changes.
**** Operational Improvement & Capability Building
***** Deploy Lean tools (5S, flow optimization, standard work, visual management) at supplier sites.
* Support dual sourcing, alternate supplier qualification, and footprint diversification.
* Partner with supplier leadership to establish sustainable systems and controls preventing issue recurrence.
**** Cross-Functional Collaboration
***** Work closely with Supplier Analytics/Performance teams to interpret early warning signals and capacity risk indicators.
* Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Materials, and Strategic Sourcing to ensure alignment between readiness work and supplier performance goals.
* Provide technical insights into sourcing decisions and supplier onboarding.
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* Required Qualifications:

*** Bachelors degree
* 7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, or Operations
* 3+ years of experience in production processes, capacity modeling, process flow, and operational diagnostics
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Masters degree
* Engineering or Supply Chain degree preferred (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Systems) or equivalent experience.
* Experience working directly on the supplier shop floor and leading change in difficult environments.
* Skilled in RCA, Lean tools, process improvement, and readiness criteria execution.
* Strong execution discipline, resilience, and the ability to drive sustained change.
** Pay Range
** The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $ annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
** Other Compensation
** This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
** Benefits
* * Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
* ** Health Care Benefits**:
Medical, Dental, Vision;
Wellness incentives
* ** Retirement Benefits**
* ** Time off and Leave**:
Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
* ** Disability**:
Short-term and long-term disability
* ** Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment**
* ** Tax-Advantaged Accounts:
** Health Savings Account;
Health Care Spending Account;
Dependent Care Spending Account
* ** Tuition Assistance
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* ** Work with us | Carrier Corporate****.
** The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
** Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
** Carrier is an Equal…