Supplier Recovery Specialist

• Responsible for leading recovery efforts on key supplier delivery issues, establishing governance and reporting. Conducting deep dives into constraints and guiding suppliers to resolve them.
• Will participate in supplier site audits and/or coordinate supplier audits with a cross functional team to determine appropriateness and quality of supplier’s product.
• Will have responsibility for leading supplier recovery and risk mitigation efforts at supplier sites located anywhere in the country.
• Will initiate vendor quality management, improvements including evaluating process capability, tracking delivery, output, and reporting of supplier performance.
• Deploy Supplier Recovery, which may include any combination of assessments, training, quality improvements, delivery improvements, capacity improvement, lead-time reductions.
• Lead in cross functional project teams driving improvements in on-time delivery, volatility, and sub-tier management.
• Complete root cause analysis and recommend / implement corrective actions where developed solutions will drive closure of root-cause actions.
• Interface with all levels of the organization, suppliers, and customers regarding supplier performance and improvement actions and processes. Be prepared to report out at executive levels on plans and results.
• Work collaboratively across complex organizational structures to develop and implement systemic solutions as countermeasures to resolve chronic business performance issues. 

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field (e.g., industrial & systems engineering, supply chain, finance, law/contract law, program management)
• Demonstrated ability to perform essential functions of the job typically acquired through 1 or more years of increasingly responsible experience in contract administration or procurement. Supply chain, supplier quality, procurement or operations experience (manufacturing or distribution preferred)
• Practical experience leading supplier recovery, CAPA, root cause analysis (5?Why, Fishbone) and performance improvement projects
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency with Excel and experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and ERP systems
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross?functional collaboration skills; ability to lead without direct authority
• Solid project management skills; comfortable driving multiple concurrent actions
• Clear written and verbal communication, including executive summaries and supplier escalation communications.
• Ability to travel to supplier sites up to 50% as required.

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