SUPPLIER SURVEILLANCE / DEVELOPMENT SPLST IV

Job Summary Responsible for providing supplier management from a logistics perspective, including strategic discussions and communication to ensure objectives are met. This position requires a high level of relationship building and relationship maintenance skills with a significant financial impact on the business. Essential Functions Key Responsibilities Responsible to lead continuous improvement activities on-site at NORDAM suppliers; provides support and extensive knowledge of processes at every operation sequence to ensure schedules for delivery of product as well as contractual quality and costs are met utilizing high level and effective relationship building communication. Reviews manufacturing and special processes at the supplier to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities; evaluates total cost of procurement for best sourcing decisions. Manage and monitor supply chain to support P L initiatives and objectives such as continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and capacity assessment and monitoring. Acts as program manager for product transitions (additions or deletions), performs risk mitigation and supplier capacity analysis as part of process; deploys OEM rate readiness reviews. Engages poor performing suppliers at the direction of SCM management to identify root cause and create and manage project plans for corrective actions to ensure delivery of quality, on-time supplies; performs follow ups and monitors based on RCCA responses. Performs assessments of suppliers to determine status category (i.e. manage out, increase volume, status quo) and collaborates with SCM specialists and commodity managers to support category and commodity management NORDAM goals. Engages with NPI suppliers to assist in managing test schedules, qualification activities and facilitates communication with responsible engineering team. Works with various organizations such as Engineering and Quality to ensure delivery of parts which meet specs as outlined in contracts at the best value for NORDAM. Utilizes combination of Supply Chain management, lean concepts, operations and quality systems to perform required duties. Performs other duties as required. These duties may include assignments in job classifications and departments other than the primary assignment.