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As a Supplier Performance Agent at Bombardier, within the Purchasing and Supplier Management division and the Supplier Management NA department, you lead supplier site visits, resolve performance challenges, and drive improvement strategies. Reporting to the Leader, Supplier Performance, you coordinate PO alignment, risk mitigation, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure smooth production flow.
Job Responsibility:
Lead visits at key supplier sites to analyze performance issues, and coordinate improvement strategies inclusive of PO alignment, process improvements and quality system improvements
Expedite all critical parts at critical suppliers to clear all roadblocks and ensure zero disruption to the production line
Work with the supplier to establish a back to PO plan through harmonized lines of balance and ensure a daily follow up
Align with all key internal stakeholders and prepare a clear mandate for the supplier intervention, regularly follow up on the mandate and ensure a smooth handover
Identify supplier improvement and risk mitigation opportunities at key supplier sites and manage these improvement activities
Drive execution of supplier performance improvement plans and interface with internal and external partners to collaboratively pursue solutions and closure of action plans
Work closely with Procurement, Quality, and Operations stakeholders to create supplier development plans centered on quality, delivery, capacity and supplier process capability
Provide regular feedback to all relevant stakeholders on supplier support progress through
Effectively communicates to internal and external groups and ensure appropriate escalation
Conduct a very thorough capacity / capability onsite review at the supplier and establish a clear action plan to address all the gaps
Coordinate your own work travel plans by doing the reservation, follow up, expense claim and financial review
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations management or equivalent experience
Minimum of ten (10) years experience
Ready to travel up to 70% of the time
Strong manufacturing and production knowledge and experience
Experience working with sub-tiers
Extremely independent and able to work with new supplier with minimal information
Experience in project planning and coordination involving several sectors
Computer skills in MS Power point, Excel and Word are expert level
Able to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize
Strong sense of ethics and are customer focused
Good analytical, planning, problem solving and interpersonal skills
Operational and financial management knowledge (asset)
Understand the business relationship & dynamics between the Supplier and Bombardier
Strong communication skills and good knowledge of BA system