SUPPLIER SURVEILLANCE / DEVELOPMENT SPLST II

The NORDAM Group•Tulsa, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing supplier management from a logistics perspective, including strategic discussions and communication to ensure objectives are met. This position requires a moderate level of relationship building and relationship maintenance skills with some degree of financial impact on the business.

Requirements

Minimum 4 Year / Bachelors Degree. Engineering, i.e. Manufacturing, Industrial or Quality Engineering; Business or other appropriate discipline
Include 3 years of supplier management and manufacturing experience
Good verbal and written communication skills to include effective, persuasive communication style while maintaining and building good relationships with suppliers; must be both professional and assertive in manner to ensure the supplier’s perspective is considered while ensuring NORDAM’s best interest.
Good program/project management and conflict resolution skills; strong organizational skills, ability to handle multiple time sensitive deadlines.
Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels including executives.
Ability to present data in a visually and orally succinct manner.
Progressing skill in developing supplier relationships; ability to deal with difficult suppliers and identify potential risks or errors.
Progressing understanding of related Legal terms and concepts.
Progressing understanding of machining, fabrication and composite manufacturing methods; understanding of shop floor control, visual metrics and lean concepts.
Good working knowledge of computer systems and applications and competent in the use of standard software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Six sigma green belt
SAP experience preferred
Good working knowledge of Access is preferred or desirable.

Responsibilities

Participate in continuous improvement activities on-site at NORDAM suppliers; provides support and progressing knowledge of processes at every operation sequence to ensure schedules for delivery of product as well as contractual quality and costs are met utilizing effective relationship building and communication.
Reviews manufacturing and special processes at the supplier to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities; evaluates total cost of procurement for best sourcing decisions.
Coordinate and monitor supply chain to support P & L initiatives and objectives such as continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and capacity assessment and monitoring.
Assists in product transitions (additions or deletions), performs risk mitigation and supplier capacity analysis as part of process; deploys OEM rate readiness reviews.
Engages poor performing suppliers at the direction of SCM management to identify root cause and create and manage project plans for corrective actions to ensure delivery of quality, on-time supplies; performs follow ups and monitors based on RCCA responses.
Performs assessments of suppliers to determine status category (i.e. manage out, increase volume, status quo) and collaborates with SCM specialists and commodity managers to support category and commodity management NORDAM goals.
Engages with NPI suppliers to assist in managing test schedules, qualification activities and facilitates communication with responsible engineering team.
Works with various organizations such as Engineering and Quality to ensure delivery of parts which meet specs as outlined in contracts at the best value for NORDAM.
Utilizes combination of Supply Chain management, lean concepts, operations and quality systems to perform required duties.
Performs other duties as required. These duties may include assignments in job classifications and departments other than the primary assignment.