Supplier Tooling Specialist (Onsite)
About The Position
Pratt & Whitney is seeking a Supplier Tooling Specialist to support its Core Tooling Organization and manage a tooling supplier portfolio valued at $30–50 million annually. The role oversees cost, schedule, quality, and execution performance across a complex, multi-site tooling supply base. The specialist is the primary operational interface for supplier management, ensuring accountability, performance transparency, and compliance with company standards. The role coordinates with Operations, Procurement, Quality, Tool Engineering, and external suppliers to ensure tooling readiness and compliance. It also leads issue escalations, supplier recovery actions, portfolio visibility, and strategic capacity planning to strengthen the supply chain. This is an onsite, U.S.-based position in East Hartford, Connecticut. U.S. citizenship is required. The role may require travel up to 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, operations management, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in supply chain, operations, manufacturing, tooling, supplier management, or similar execution-focused roles.
- Demonstrated experience managing suppliers, evaluating capability, ensuring compliance, and driving performance improvement.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain processes, including RFQ/RFP, purchase orders, order management, and supplier onboarding.
- Experience interpreting technical requirements, tooling documentation, and manufacturing workflows.
- Ability to manage a large portfolio with competing priorities and lead escalations effectively.
- Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Office, and web-based supply chain management tools.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in a related field.
- Experience in aerospace tooling or complex manufacturing environments.
- Background in supplier development, operational excellence, or capacity planning.
- Familiarity with Pratt & Whitney systems, standards, and supplier management processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational leadership across a multi-site tooling supplier portfolio, ensuring performance against cost, schedule, and quality targets.
- Establish, maintain, and communicate supplier performance expectations within the Core Tooling scope.
- Lead supplier performance reviews, recovery plans for late or high-risk orders, and accountable follow-through.
- Partner with Procurement, Quality, and Tool Engineering to address rejects, repairs, remakes, and systemic performance issues.
- Maintain visibility into open orders, supplier capacity, backlog risk, and delivery commitments.
- Conduct weekly reviews with Tool Planners across Mod Centers to align priorities, aging orders, and bottlenecks.
- Monitor and enforce schedule adherence, cost compliance, documentation accuracy, and order progression throughout the tooling life cycle.
- Lead escalations for critical-path tooling and coordinate rapid response actions to protect operations.
- Evaluate supplier capabilities, capacity, quality systems, and technical competency.
- Conduct onsite supplier audits to validate status, assess constraints, and verify corrective actions.
- Develop internal and external supply-base capability to support industrial ramp and readiness.
- Ensure supplier compliance with technical requirements, documentation standards, NDA/PDIA processes, and EDEX/SNC file-transfer protocols.
- Maintain accurate supplier contact information, compliance documentation, and system access requirements.
- Identify procedural gaps, establish expectations, and drive continuous improvement across the tooling supply chain.
- Serve as the central point of contact among Mod Centers, Procurement, Operations, Tool Engineering, Quality, and suppliers.
- Facilitate weekly Procurement alignment on purchase order status, payment blocks, changes, and supplier escalations.
- Present performance trends, risks, capacity constraints, supplier recovery status, and strategic recommendations during operational reviews.
- Translate business needs into actionable supplier requirements and communicate deliverables and expectations clearly.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
