Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Delivery Assurance Specialist to support and drive supplier performance within the aerospace and defense supply chain. This role focuses on on-time delivery, supplier development, quality improvement, supply chain risk mitigation, and delivery assurance across a complex supplier network.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery Assurance:
- Monitor and improve supplier portal commit compliance and data integrity.
- Review and validate supplier recovery plans to meet delivery schedules.
- Collaborate with sub-tier suppliers and subcontractors to expedite critical orders.
- Analyze internal planning processes and supplier capacity constraints.
- Provide daily part tracking and WIP status updates using LOB or similar tools.
- Escalate delivery risks and supplier non-responsiveness to internal stakeholders.
- Deliver weekly progress briefings to internal teams and leadership.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in supplier manufacturing processes.
- Conduct onsite supplier visits to assess progress, resolve issues, and support recovery plans.
Supplier Development:
- Conduct onsite supplier assessments with quality, engineering, and procurement teams.
- Utilize Supplier Development Playbooks and Continuous Improvement (CI) tools to improve supplier performance.
- Partner with suppliers to implement Lean, Six Sigma, and CI methodologies.
- Monitor KPIs and cost-to-serve data to improve supply chain effectiveness.
- Develop and maintain Supplier Improvement Plans (SIPs) on SharePoint.
- Coordinate across sites and functions to proactively resolve supply chain risks.
Supplier Quality:
- Develop and implement Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs).
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Review and update quality documentation, including PFMEA and Control Plans.
- Facilitate training on quality tools and verify corrective-action effectiveness.
- Maintain monthly reports on supplier corrective actions and quality metrics.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- 3 5 years of experience in supply chain, supplier development, or delivery assurance within aerospace/defense.
- Strong knowledge of ERP systems, with SAP preferred.
- Experience with supplier assessments, capacity planning, and production readiness.
- Familiarity with engineering outsourcing, project management, and quality systems.
- Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, and manufacturing process improvement.
- Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Willingness and ability to travel to supplier sites as needed, potentially up to daily.