Supplier Performance Manager

Duties: Trade Compliance Clearance required Candidate must be in Boston/Chelmsford MA 01824 area will work onsite only at Thales client site. Shift 85 EST will be attend daily inperson meeting 8:30am with client cannot be late Will travel to New Jersey 3X during this assigment 810 years experience Pay range to worker: (USD)6065/hr. Managers Top skills: Understand project management with experience scheduling/planning experience a must Supply chain manager/experience Quality management exp PM exp Supplier transition will be Thales representative while onsite at the client site Be able to lead good listener come up with creative work arounds for long term ask questions and work with supplier Technical savy (technical manufacturing environment) not marketing or admin more engineering knowledge SPM is acting as a Thales representative in front of the suppliers and as such is directly in charge of communicating with the suppliers management. In addition they need to communicate easily with all managers involved in the SIPM activities from Global Category Team Managers SPM Directors Head of operation Head of regional procurement and the central Group SPM organization. Ensures the ongoing monitoring of Industrial performances and sets up the escalation process to provide active support to GBUs Issues the Supplier Industrial Scorecards Create conditions of success to improve the business development with the selected suppliers Implement the SPM methodology able to measure and improve continuously operational performances in conjunction with GBUs needs and in close collaboration with Global procurement Industry Operations and central SPM. Puts in place advanced event mapping and signal processing techniques in order to anticipate risks and build mitigation plan Contributes to the development of SPM tools with Procurement Tools and Processes and SPM central function Contributes to the structural alignment of Supplier Development for Industry based to good knowledge of supply base and expertise Coach the supplier organization on the implementation of best in class supply chain & quality processes Drive End to End (from NPI to production) supplier performance (supply chain & quality) to all Thales entities worldwide Implement operational recovery performance and development actions (supply chain & quality) at supplier production sites (following supply chain & quality toolbox): define and follow up detailed improvement actions Act as a single point of contact between Thales entities and supplier for managing operational issues Ensure improvements of internal inefficiencies affecting supplier performance (drawings specifications data pack ) in coordination with local SPM at worldwide level. Provide a coordinated vision on New Product Introduction to suppliers; anticipate Thales technological roadmaps that could affect future suppliers performance Technical culture sufficient to understand the products and their main characteristics and applications Be the key point of contact in case of qualifications needs (new sites engineering changes ); trigger additional resources when needed

Skills: Value stream mapping at manufacturing sites Knowledge of advanced methodologies (lean six sigma quality ) to develop supplier performance Able to define and drive detailed operational improvements at industrial suppliers Understanding of product development processes Prioritization of development actions Alignment of internal customers and stakeholders Expert level in supply chain and quality management Project Management Manufacturing advanced level in Lean and quality tools deployment Implementation of improvement plans through Value Stream Mapping APQP 6 Sigma New product development production transfers Operations management capacity assessments industrial maturity assessment and development SPM level Training and Certification Experience in leading assessment or audits (eg. IPCA) Certification in Lean Master SixSigma Black Belt Experience working with ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards and principles Extensive business travel is required (anticipated primarily within NORAM 5070% annually Travel may include sites like Thales Defense and Security Site like AMS facilities Regulatory Compliance Requirements This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) AND the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Education: Minimum Requirements: 810 years of operational position industry experience for complex products (market: high Mix low volume preferable): SPM; Manufacturing Quality Supply Chain Bachelors degree in a related field with a minimum 68 years of relevant experience or Masters degree in a related field with 6 years of relevant experience Certification in Lean SixSigma Green Belt

Required Skills: PROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT EXPERIENCE

Hours Per Day: 8.00
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Languages: English( Speak Read Write )
Department:: Procurement SPM
Job Category: Purchasing