Senior Manager, Supplier Development & Readiness

Senior Technical Role Focused On Execution Excellence

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.

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.

• Bachelors degree
• 8+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, or Operations
• 4+ years of experience in production processes, capacity modeling, process flow, and operational diagnostics
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

• 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.

The annual salary for this position is between $ - $ 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.

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

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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