Manager Supplier Quality 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Confidential

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking a Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering 2 to join the sector Supplier Performance Management Team.  This position will lead a team of Supplier Performance Field Engineers on the west coast. The team is highly engaged with multiple GSC Category Management teams.

The ideal candidate can reside in San Diego or Woodland Hills, California. 25% travel required.

As a key leader of the Supplier Performance Management team, this leader collaborates closely with the division facing Supplier Quality/Performance managers, Quality & Mission Excellence, GSC, and Programs to provide strategic thought leadership and preventive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated success leading teams, meeting and exceeding internal customer expectations, working with various disciplines within the aerospace industry as well as suppliers with a consistent focus on positioning the team for success. The position requires a solution-based individual, unwavering ethics and values, and the demonstrated ability to be a trusted partner. 

What You'll Get to do:

• Manage a supplier quality field engineering team to oversee the general quality performance of suppliers across commodity types, including Cables and Connectors, RF products, Microelectronics, CCAs, PWBs and Mechanical categories. Ensure organizational policies, procedures and work instructions are best in class and effectively and efficiently implemented.

• Lead field engineering team to assess suppliers during First Article Inspection as well as customer source inspection to support sector requirements.

• Manage audit schedule and their completion to satisfaction. Evaluate suppliers’ manufacturing processes, quality systems, and product performance for compliance.

• Provide clear assignments, help employees connect their efforts to the bigger picture, create an inclusive work environment characterized by mutual respect, valuing of differences, and creating and maintaining a culture that motivates employees to perform at their best. 

• Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and related data points to identify and pursue systemic improvement opportunities with our supply base.

• Develop organizational strategies to improve supplier quality performance, resourcing, and create efficiencies.  Work to clear obstacles for the team and the NGMS organization to position us, our suppliers and our programs for success.

• Serve as leader to develop appropriate metrics to drive process and performance improvements.  Well versed in the development and assessment of RCCA’s.  Depth of knowledge in industry RCCA tools and methodologies.

• Collaboratively develop tools to improve efficiencies within the organization and improve visibility for both internal SQ and QME/GSC/PMO partners

• Serve as leader within Supplier Quality organization to ensure progress to organizational improvement initiatives.

• Develop and instill data-driven processes to measure supplier quality performance.  Assess tools and methodologies for product and process inspections and assessments today and continue to improve and evolve from a state of the art and innovative perspective.

• Promote the professional development of the Supplier Quality team and foster a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth and continuous improvement. Provide ongoing training and development for both internal teams and suppliers to improve quality assurance processes, enhance technical knowledge and stay current with evolving industry trends.

• Understand various manufacturing and test processes (e.g. conformal coatin