Supply Chain Engineering Project Manager

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Full Time Professional Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, MI, US

3 days ago Requisition

Supply Chain Engineering Project Manager

Air Lift, a third-generation family-owned company, was founded in 1949 in Lansing, Michigan. Air Lift supplies the automotive aftermarket with load assist products and performance suspensions for show and track. Our goal is to consistently provide products and services that meet and exceed customers’ requirements and expectations. We do this by recruiting top talent and retaining them through our commitment to professional development and preservation of our culture.

Job Summary

The Supply Chain Engineering Project Manager is a hands-on technical and project execution role responsible for driving assigned Supply Chain and supplier-quality projects from definition through implementation and verified closure, with primary focus on the existing product base.

This position serves as a technical resource across Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Supplier Development, Materials, Operations, and the supply base. The role ensures technical requirements are clearly defined, required information is available, risks and gaps are identified early, and actions are driven to completion.

What you'll do:

Project & Program Execution

• Own assigned Supply Chain technical projects and work streams from definition through implementation and verified closure.
• Develop and manage project timing, milestones, action registers, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Drive cross-functional actions to completion and accelerate issues when timing, technical requirements, supplier performance, or resources put project objectives at risk.
• Use PDCA and other structured problem-solving methods to establish recovery plans and maintain project timing.

Technical Support

• Provide technical support for existing products, components, suppliers, and manufacturing processes.
• Support engineering changes, supplier changes, component changes, process changes, validation activities, and production cut-ins.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Materials, Operations, and suppliers to resolve technical issues affecting cost, quality, delivery, or supply continuity.
• Translate engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, materials, and technical requirements into clear supplier‑executable requirements.
• Serve as a technical resource to Purchasing when buyers require engineering, manufacturing, or quality support in supplier discussions.
• Help suppliers understand drawings, specifications, tolerances, materials, process requirements, validation requirements, and product expectations.
• Support supplier feasibility reviews and technical assessments.
• Partner with the Supplier Development Manager on new supplier development and qualification.
• Provide technical and quality support for supplier capability assessments, process reviews, APQP/PPAP readiness, validation, and production readiness.
• Support identification and closure of technical or quality gaps that could prevent successful supplier qualification or launch.
• Work directly with new suppliers to ensure Air Lift technical requirements, drawings, specifications, quality expectations, and manufacturing requirements are clearly understood.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  , Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent practical manufacturing and technical experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of experience in manufacturing, supplier engineering, supplier quality, technical project management, or a related…