Manager – Supplier Development

About the job

Job Description: Execute supplier development initiatives to improve quality, delivery, and sustainability, ensuring suppliers meet global aerospace standards. The role requires strong on-site presence (≈70%) at assigned suppliers to drive hands-on improvement, recovery, and capability building. • Lead and deploy APQP activities with suppliers for new, transferred, or high-risk parts. • Ensure robust PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PPAP readiness at suppliers and ensure quality at rate. • Perform assessments of the supplier’s capability and sustain performance through regular Supplier Health & Risk Assessment. • Establish supplier baseline performance metrics and track improvement trends. • Drive delivery (including overdue reduction, buffer compliance, Commit Compliance) at each supplier by using diagnostic tools such as: Supplier Readiness Assessment (SRA), Line of Balance (LOB) and other Collins tools (Using Lean tools like VSM, SPC Studies, 5S & 3P Methods). • Drive risk mitigation actions for process, capacity, and supply continuity risks. • Develop and execute Supplier Improvement Plans (SIP) focused on sustainable performance. • Drive root cause analysis for delivery failures, and capacity constraints. • Work directly with supplier leadership, engineering, quality, and operations teams. • Follow-up with the Collins and supplier team to validate the gap plan and monitor progress to ensure the benefits are achieved.

Requirements

• Supplier Development
• Quality Assurance
• Project Management
• Problem-Solving
• Stakeholder Management

Qualifications

• BE

Preferred Technologies

• Supplier Development
• Quality Assurance
• Project Management
• Problem-Solving
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits

• Group Term Life Insurance
• Group Health Insurance
• Vacation and contingency leave

About the company

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry.