Supplier Project Manager

Curtiss-Wright•Pittsburgh, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Supplier Project Manager to join our Pittsburgh (Cheswick) location. The ideal candidate will play a key role in the Curtiss-Wright EMD Purchasing organization as a Supplier Project Manager to act as the primary point of contact to lead and manage projects executed by mission critical suppliers. This role serves as the primary interface between our organization and the supplier, ensuring alignment on technical scope, schedule, cost, quality and regulatory compliance. The individual will drive supplier performance to improve on-time delivery and supplier manufacturing efficiency. The individual will own end-to-end project execution for programs delivered through a critical supplier(s) while working work hand-in-hand with Design Engineering, Sourcing team members, Supplier Quality Engineers, and Project Management to result in improved critical Supplier performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management and/or equivalent experience in a supplier management Lead role
A minimum of five (5) years of project management experience
Project scheduling, prioritization and organization skills
Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries
Excellent relationship building, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills
Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens
Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Management or Project Management a plus
Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired
Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208) is a plus
Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus

Responsibilities

Support Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers
Act as a primary project management point of contact with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production schedule and on-time delivery execution
Proactive development of critical suppliers to drive for results around opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues
Relationship building with critical suppliers to address risk management, improve communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization
Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, cost, risk and deliverables
Track supplier performance against contractual milestones
Acting as expert in critical supplier schedule and prioritization of key milestones and deliverables
Act as responsible individual for critical supplier capacity assessment
Facilitate regular performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to missed deliverables
Align supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits, as necessary, with purchase order expectations and internal customer expectations
Perform and support nonconformance dispositioning as required
Drive internal cross-functional supplier process management improvements via built partnerships with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams