The Supplier Delivery Risk Management (SDRM) Critical Specialist plays a highly hands-on, execution-focused role in managing critical supplier performance to ensure uninterrupted production across Stellantis North America assembly and manufacturing operations. This position requires direct, day-to-day oversight of supplier activities, driving strict adherence to recovery plans, shipment commitments, and production requirements.
The Critical Specialist is responsible for working closely with high-risk suppliers to develop, monitor, and enforce detailed short-term "build and ship" plans, while simultaneously ensuring long-term corrective actions are implemented and sustained. This role requires continuous tracking, follow-up, and accountability at a granular level to prevent any disruption in the flow of production parts.
Key Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Directly manage critical supplier performance through daily engagement, detailed tracking, and strict follow-up on commitments
- Develop and enforce short-term recovery plans, ensuring suppliers execute to exact build and shipment requirements
- Monitor supplier production schedules, inventory positions, and logistics flows to proactively identify and mitigate risks
- Hold suppliers accountable to commitments, driving immediate corrective actions when deviations occur
- Lead frequent cadence calls and reviews to validate progress, remove constraints, and maintain alignment
- Escalate issues quickly and appropriately when risks are identified, both internally and externally
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, Supplier
- Quality, Purchasing, and plant teams to resolve issues and eliminate barriers
- Maintain full visibility and transparency of supplier status, ensuring stakeholders are informed of risks, actions, and recovery progress
Qualifications & Attributes:
- Experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or supplier management within a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage detailed execution and drive accountability at the supplier level
- Proven track record of proactive risk management and issue resolution
- Ability to operate with urgency, discipline, and a high level of ownership
- Communication and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and hold suppliers accountable
- Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple critical issues simultaneously
- Clear judgment on when to escalate to prevent production impact
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, or related field
- 5 years of relevant experience
- Ability to build relationships and drive results
- Effective communication skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong problem solving and decision making skills, and the ability to analyze complex data/situations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree
- Stellantis plant experience
- Working knowledge of Stellantis supply systems (PC
Portal/ODIMS/CMIS/Change Management/CHAMPS/Assembly Receiving Regions)