About The Position
The Supplier Delivery & Development specialist plays a critical role in maintaining the health of the supply base, as measured by key performance indicators such as Supplier Delivery Schedule (SDS) compliance, Delivery Rating Verification (DRIVe) score, and the Global External Balanced Scorecard (EBSC). Additionally, the team leads quarterly initiatives targeting supplier performance improvements and actively pursuing internal and external continuous improvement opportunities to support best-in-class customer service. This role will also be responsible for managing and resolving supplier tooling capacity shortages to reduce the risk of shortfalls in service stock levels. This position requires strong strategic thinking and leadership skills to address capacity issues and implement resolutions. Competencies in many systems and interacting across several different functional areas will be required. This includes internal areas such as Purchasing, Supplier Delivery Risk Management, Supplier Quality, Product Planning, Logistics, Global Convergence and Engineering, as well as working closely with external suppliers. Leading cross functional projects and managing business case solutions will be required to resolve current issues and to proactively identify potential opportunities. Creation and execution of risk mitigation activities using strong logic and problem-solving skills will also be expected.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field
- Minimum 3 years of work experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related field
- Ability to travel up to 80%
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite, Powe4rPoint and Excel
- Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills.
- Business process optimization experience
- Experience analyzing quality aspects of any process or operation.
- Ability to organize and communicate problem solving techniques into visual displays and presentations for all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work in small teams with both leadership and operational level team members.
- Proficient with Teams, Outlook and other Microsoft Applications, PowerPoint and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting aftermarket or service parts preferred.
- Knowledge in different process in Automotive
- GD&T Knowledge
- Problem Solving Knowledge
- Strong Conflict Resolution Skills
- Certification in project management and data analytics
- Previous experience working with suppliers.
Responsibilities
- Supplier training and onboarding (new and resourced suppliers)
- Delivery performance and compliance monitoring
- Communication and issue resolution
- Continuous improvement initiatives
- Suppliers launch readiness (new parts and/or supplier)
- Manage and resolve supplier tooling capacity shortages to prevent service inventory shortfalls
- Apply strategic thinking to resolve capacity issues and drive effective resolutions
- Collaborate across multiple internal functions—Purchasing, Supplier Delivery Risk Management, Quality, Planning, Logistics, Engineering and with external suppliers
- Lead cross functional projects, develop business case solutions, and proactively identify improvement opportunities
- Create and execute risk mitigation plans using strong analytical, logical, and problem-solving skills within Mopar Supply Chain’s Supplier & Capacity Management team
- Other duties as needed to support supplier management activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
