Supplier Performance Agent

Industry: Aerospace

Position: Supplier Performance Agent

Location: Ohio, USA

Duration: 3 months with potential extension

Frequency: 40 hours per week

Compensation: $40.00-$50.00 Depending on experience

What are your contributions to the team?

• Lead visits at key supplier sites to analyze performance issues, and coordinate improvement strategies inclusive of PO alignment, process improvements and quality system improvements
• Expedite all critical parts at critical suppliers to clear all roadblocks and ensure zero disruption to the production line
• Work with the supplier to establish a back to PO plan through harmonized lines of balance and ensure a daily follow up
• Align with all key internal stakeholders and prepare a clear mandate for the supplier intervention, regularly follow up on the mandate and ensure a smooth handover.
• Identify supplier improvement and risk mitigation opportunities at key supplier sites and manage these improvement activities.
• Drive execution of supplier performance improvement plans and interface with internal and external partners to collaboratively pursue solutions and closure of action plans.
• Work closely with Procurement, Quality, and Operations stakeholders to create supplier development plans centered on quality, delivery, capacity and supplier process capability.
• Provide regular feedback to all relevant stakeholders on supplier support progress through
• Effectively communicates to internal and external groups and ensure appropriate escalation.
• Conduct a very thorough capacity / capability onsite review at the supplier and establish a clear action plan to address all the gaps
• Coordinate your own work travel plans by doing the reservation, follow up, expense claim and financial review.

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a Bachelor's degree in Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations management or equivalent experience. 
• You have a minimum of ten (10) years experience.
• You must be ready to travel up to 70% of the time.
• You have strong manufacturing and production knowledge and experience.
• You have experience working with sub-tiers.
• You are extremely independent and able to work with new supplier with minimal information.
• You have experience in project planning and coordination involving several sectors.
• Your computer skills in MS Power point, Excel and Word are expert level.
• You are able to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize.
• You have a strong sense of ethics and are customer focused. 
• You have a good analytical, planning, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• You have operational and financial management knowledge (asset).
• You understand the business relationship & dynamics between the Supplier and Bombardier.
• You have strong communication skills and good knowledge of BA system.
• You are fluent in English (spoken and written).