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Supply Chain Manager I

TekWissen LLC

Job Location:

Irvine, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 17 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 14 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an international technology group with three core businesses: aerospace defense and security. It develops produces and markets engines and equipment for air and space defense electronics and security solutions.

Position: Supply Chain Manager I

Duration: 6 Months

Location: IrvineCA 92606

Work Type: Temporary Assignment

Job Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $73.00/hr. on W2

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Supplier Performance Manager (SPM) supports the category strategies with key strategic suppliers through developing monitoring and executing continuous performance improvement initiatives.
This position identifies and prioritizes opportunities for joint supply chain process/performance improvement innovation new technology and capabilities and design standardization to enhance total value.
The SPM also benchmarks and shares industry leading best practices across key suppliers and category stakeholders.
Also rigorously manages the performance standards and metrics to continue to drive value and improvement from suppliers and elevates any concerns to category stakeholders.

Essential Job Functions:

Responsible for developing and managing the supplier relationship (e.g. sourcing management of relationship performance monitoring etc.)
Ensuring that SEDA is obtaining the financial and service performance benefits
Participate in continuous improvement in the supply base by communicating objective performance metrics such as lead time reduction on-time delivery improvement quality improvement and total cost of ownership.
Identify supplier management plans to integrate supplier/procurement program activities.
Coordinate with internal and external resources to enhance supplier performance in the areas of technical cost product delivery business and quality.
Meet with suppliers to develop continuous improvement plans through either Quarterly Business Reviews and/or supplier visits.
(Travel Required) Conduct oversight and management of strategies performance and development of small-scale suppliers.
Monitor supplier overall performance.
Where necessary recommend initiate and ensure action plans are carried out to correct failures in performance.
Understand the basics process of conducting root-cause analysis and developing and deploying corrective and preventative action plans.
Exhibit business acumen with limited market knowledge to craft supply chain solutions to meet strategic financial plan objectives.
Effectively lead cross-functional teams through performance management to meet goals.
Other duties may be assigned.

Required Competencies:

Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree in appropriate discipline or in the absence of a bachelors degree six years of related experience.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Operational knowledge of over 5 years fully in contact with suppliers in a structure such as purchasing supply chain
Cross-functional management
Project management
SAP Knowledge
Lean-Sigma Greenbelt Tools

Leadership Skills / Management Skills / Personal Skills:

Change agent
Communication skills and active listening ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders at operational and executive levels.
Ability to manage and solve conflicts
Ability to analyze and synthesize
Customer oriented
Integrity
Quality Control Analysis
Time Management and meet deadlines with limited supervision
Critical Thinking
Strong negotiation skills and ability to effectively influence and gain consensus
Effectively make decisions in complex situations and demonstrate flexibility on resolving issues

Travel Specificity:

Occasional travel Irvine California and other locations up to 25%.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position and occasionally move about the office.
Constantly operates and use a computer and other office productivity machinery such as a copier/printer.
The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
Must be able to exchange accurate information.
The ability to observe identify and assess details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds across office for various needs.