Senior Manager - Supplier Development Lead (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-12-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA99: Field Office - CA Remote Location, Remote City, CA, 94203 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market

As a Supplier Development Lead (SDL), you will be in a critical forward deployed role within the Global Supplier Development organization. You will be responsible for driving supplier recovery, capability improvement, and sustainable performance. This role is hands-on and cross-functional, supporting operational containment, supplier assessments, and execution of structured improvement plans across global commodities. You will need to be both detail-oriented and strategic, capable of managing crisis situations and long-term development actions that align with business unit goals and enterprise-wide initiatives. You will interface with Commodity Managers, Quality Assurance & Engineering, Operations and Planning, Supplier Business Units (SBUs), Supplier Site Leadership, Crisis Response and Tiger Teams.

This is a remote role and will require 50% travel.

What You Will Do

Containment & Recovery

•Lead internal and supplier containment actions in collaboration with Operations and Quality.

•Facilitate supplier kick-off meetings to align expectations and establish rapid response actions.

•Conduct Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations to resolve critical quality or delivery issues.

•Coordinate with stakeholders to develop and implement improvement plans and ensure clear communication through plan review checkpoints.

•Monitor leading and lagging Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess progress.

•Evaluate whether exit criteria have been achieved for containment efforts.

•Escalate persistent issues to crisis mode or tiger teams when warranted.

•Partner with Commodity Teams and SBUs to ensure closed-loop feedback and transition to sustainable operations.

Supplier Development & Capability Building:

•Lead supplier site identification and prioritize development efforts aligned with risk, impact, and strategic commodity needs.

•Conduct supplier assessments using OCRA (Operational Capability & Risk Assessment) tool.

•Engage suppliers with development roadmaps, training, and targeted actions tied to maturity models and long-term growth.

•Align with Commodity Managers and Engineering teams on supplier readiness for new programs or volume ramp-ups.

•Facilitate structured improvement plan development, KPI tracking, and gate reviews.

•Monitor progress toward achieving target maturity levels and initiate sustainment planning once development objectives are met.

•Support long-term monitoring and re-engagement cycles to ensure supplier performance remains stable.

•Develop and build manufacturing process technology tools and standardization include FMEA and Control Plans.

Transition Management & Leadership:

•Provide leadership and/or support for supplier transitions, ensuring a smooth handover of work scope with minimal disruption.

•Support the sustainment phase by monitoring supplier maturity post-transition and ensuring long-term capability.

•Align with internal business units and suppliers to reinforce performance expectations and continuous improvement efforts.

•Execute APQP for new product launch and work transition projects

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience

Qualifications We Prefer

• Background/experience within Operations, Supplier Development, and/or Project Management.

• Experience working within the aerospace industry or similar manufacturing environment.

• Lean, Six Sigma and/or Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) experience

• Experience working with