Supplier Excellence & Readiness Assessment Lead
About The Position
The Supplier Excellence & Readiness Assessment Lead is responsible for leading comprehensive supplier assessments that evaluate operational readiness, supply continuity, business risk, scalability, and long-term supplier capability. This is a unique opportunity to help establish and shape NFI's Supplier Excellence & Readiness Assessment program, a new strategic function focused on proactively identifying supplier risks, strengthening supplier performance, and supporting the long-term resilience of NFI's global supply chain. As the overall assessment owner, you will integrate findings from manufacturing and quality specialists to provide executive-level insight into supplier readiness, risk exposure, and improvement opportunities. As part of NFI's Supplier Development team, you will play a critical role in identifying supplier risks before they impact production, delivery performance, or business growth.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, supplier development, supplier risk management, manufacturing operations, or related leadership roles
- Strong understanding of demand planning, ERP/MRP systems, forecasting, capacity management, and supply continuity risk
- Experience evaluating supplier business operations, financial stability, organizational effectiveness, and long-term capability
- Demonstrated success leading supplier escalation, recovery, and improvement initiatives
- Experience presenting findings and influencing executive stakeholders
- Strong business acumen with the ability to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, transportation, heavy equipment, electronics, or other complex manufacturing environments
- Ability to travel up to 50%
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end supplier readiness assessments across critical suppliers
- Define assessment scope based on supplier risk, business impact, and strategic importance
- Evaluate supplier leadership effectiveness, organizational structure, accountability, and business management processes
- Assess demand planning, forecast management, order management, and supply chain planning capabilities
- Evaluate supply continuity risks, long lead-time material strategies, and tier-two supplier dependencies
- Assess supplier readiness for growth, business changes, relocations, ERP implementations, and operational disruptions
- Identify business, supply chain, operational, and organizational risks that may impact performance
- Consolidate manufacturing, quality, and supply chain assessment findings into a comprehensive readiness evaluation
- Develop risk ratings, assessment reports, gap analyses, and supplier improvement roadmaps
- Present findings and recommendations to supplier executives and internal stakeholders
- Lead supplier corrective action governance, follow-up activities, and risk mitigation efforts
- Support sourcing, supplier development, and supplier risk management strategies across the organization
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility
- Paid holidays and vacation
- 401K with generous company match
- On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment
- Advancement opportunities within our family of companies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
