Supplier Performance Manager

Location: California

## Supplier Performance Manager Apply locations:
Chatsworth, California time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R6347

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

At Ontic, we’re giving established aircraft a new lease on life.

We’re a leading global aerospace OEM, providing complex engineered parts and repair services for established aircraft across the defense and commercial markets. With more than 45 years of manufacturing and aftermarket support experience, our teams help keep critical aircraft flying safely around the world.

We’re looking for a Supplier Performance Manager to lead supplier performance for one of our manufacturing sites and turn complex supply chain challenges into measurable results.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role. You’ll lead a team of Supplier Performance Specialists, tackle critical supplier constraints, accelerate recovery plans and ensure the materials our operations need arrive on time, at the right quality and with the reliability our customers depend on.

If you enjoy solving tough supplier problems, leading teams and seeing the direct impact of your work on manufacturing performance, this could be the opportunity for you.

At Ontic, we embrace the challenge.## What You’ll DoAs Supplier Performance Manager, you’ll connect site production priorities with Ontic’s broader supply chain strategy. You’ll work closely with Operations, Materials, Quality, Procurement and our supplier partners to protect production and improve long-term supplier performance.

You’ll:
* ** Lead, coach and develop Supplier Performance Specialists**, creating clear priorities and a strong culture of accountability.
* Translate production schedules, shortages and operational risks into focused supplier actions and recovery plans.
* Lead supplier recovery activity for
** past-due orders, material shortages, production disruptions and line-down risks**.
* Prioritize supplier intervention based on business impact, including customer commitments, production continuity and revenue exposure.
* Own and improve key supplier performance metrics, including:
* On-Time Delivery (OTD)
* Past-due and delinquency reduction
* Supplier lead-time adherence
* Supplier quality performance and PPM
* Supplier escapes affecting site operations
* Establish clear actions, owners, milestones and recovery dates with underperforming suppliers.
* Serve as the primary escalation point for critical supplier issues affecting site output.
* Identify and mitigate emerging risks including capacity constraints, single- and sole-source dependencies, long-lead materials and constrained components.
* Coordinate cross-site activity where suppliers support multiple Ontic locations.
* Provide clear, data-driven supplier performance updates to site leadership and global supply chain leaders.
* Use Lean, Six Sigma, 8D and Root Cause Corrective Action methodologies to eliminate recurring issues and improve supplier capability.
* Share best practices and lessons learned across Ontic to strengthen supplier performance maturity.## What Success Looks Like Success in this role means suppliers recover faster, shortages and past-dues decrease, OTD improves and production teams have greater confidence in supply.

You’ll build a team that focuses on the supplier issues that matter most, identifies risks earlier and drives clear action when performance threatens production or customer commitments.

This isn’t a role that reports on supplier performance from the sidelines. You’ll be responsible for changing it.##

What You’ll Bring ### Experience & Education
* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business or a related field;
Master’s degree preferred.
* ** 8+ years of relevant experience
** in supply chain, supplier management, procurement, manufacturing operations or a related discipline.
* Experience with in
** Aerospace & Defense, aviation or another highly regulated manufacturing environment
** strongly preferred.
* ** 3+ years of people leadership experience**, ideally within a manufacturing, plant or…