Supply Chain Quality Manager

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The Supply Chain Quality Manager at Flexrotor, you will be responsible to secure part deliveries from suppliers on-time and on-quality. You will be supporting the supply chain team with operational supplier management and escalation. This role will be key for the Flexrotor business by helping to secure bought components for production and ramp-up.

Primary Responsibilities:

*Supply Chain and Quality Management: 60%*

Responsible for On-Time and On-Quality Delivery of Flexrotor purchased material: Create and manage short-term recovery plans. Responsible for the interface with primary Supplier: Program, Industrial, Supply Chain, and Quality Executives and Senior Management. Responsible for analyzing Supplier's production value stream providing feedback on improvement opportunities to de-risk performance to plan. Assess Lean Manufacturing practices and develop improvement plans. Responsible for supplier quality Approval and Compliance: Secure compliance with AIRBUS Quality Management System (QMS) & industry quality standards. Support cascade of AIRBUS Quality requirements and implementation through: Quality Assurance Plan, compliance matrix, and Business Quality Review process. Support internal and external audits: Lead Industrial and Product Assessments & Audits. Responsible for establishing the Supplier surveillance plan and coordinating AIRBUS participation in order to support the Supplier on on-site activities and within its supply chain. Ensure that the Supplier surveillance plan takes into full consideration all audits and assessments required in support of AIRBUS Production Organization Approval. Responsible for ensuring workable end-to-end industrial planning and regular review of Supplier and its Supply Chains’ Configuration Change Notifications, Multi-Sourcing Strategy, and Transfers of Work. Monitor Tier 1 / Tier 2 suppliers in the region as necessary: Delivery & Quality performance, Capital expenditure and ramp-up action checks, recovery plan and Quality Notification eradication and if applicable completion of shop floor GEMBA. Support the Industrial Quarterly Review (IQR) process and capacity assessments, proactively participate, anticipate planning / execution risks or opportunities and drive timely action closure. Manage multiple, complex Supplier Quality Improvement Projects with AIRBUS and Supplier senior management.

*Supplier and Stakeholder Management: 15%*

Collaborate with responsible AIRBUS employees across multiple functional organizations in the USA and Europe to secure the On-Time and On-Quality Delivery of Flexrotor purchased material Work with responsible Flexrotor suppliers to ensure they are implementing the necessary corrective and preventative action plans in a timely manner in support of Airbus targets. Consolidate and maintain an outlook of key industrial, supply chain, and quality Risks & Opportunities and drive mitigation plans with the support of the responsible Flexrotor suppliers Organize and/or support business and executive reviews (Program Review Meetings, Industrial Quality Reviews, Assessments, etc.) at AIRBUS and Supplier locations. Ensure timely communication to internal stakeholders of responsible Flexrotor suppliers status and risks per above assessments.

*Outputs: 15% *

Recurring reports / KPIs / dashboards highlighting progress, mitigated risk and opportunities. Integration of Supply Chain activities both with other regional procurement offices and teams. Integrated supplier pictures of overall readiness towards required rates and review the Red / Amber during Control Tower and Industrial Reviews. Manage deviation to defined industrial targets is managed, communicated to all stakeholders, and corrective actions implemented with Supplier through root cause and eradication methods to mitigate reoccurrence. Supplier is in full compliance with all cascaded requirements in support of Airbus Production Organization Approval with any actions from audits and assessments closed in required timescales. Lead and close complex, cross-functional improvement projects on-time and with expected benefits achieved. Timely revision and update of Airbus & Supplier RASCI / Governance documents as needed. Documented improvement in supply chain meeting contractual obligations. Feed strategic / decisions to achieve Flexrotor aircraft deliveries in-line with AIRBUS Multi-Functional Team strategy and AIRBUS annual production goals. Secure Supplier annual performance improvements in accordance with agreed target letters.

*Additional Responsibilities 10%: *

• Other duties as assigned at management discretion Qualified Experience and Training:

Education: * Required*

• A Bachelor’s Degree in aerospace or industrial engineering, logistics management, or an equivalent experience.

*Preferred *

• Degree in a technical field

Experience: * Required *

Minimum eight years (8) years of experience in the aerospace or automotive industry in industrial planning, supply chain management, quality management, and continuous improvement required. Knowledge and expertise in Advanced Product Quality Planning, Risk Management, and Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma) Experience leading industrial capacity and quality assessments.

*Preferred *

Experience in unmanned aviation industry Licensure/Certifications Preferred Certified Project Management Professional Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt

*Travel Required: *

• 25 % Domestic and International

*Citizenship *

• US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

*Clearance:*

• None

*Qualified Skills: *

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment required. Ability to effectively coordinate the work of others with different technical skills and experiences required. Ability to lead problem definition using a matrix organization and without direct management authority by leveraging communication and interpersonal skills required. Demonstrated capability to adapt and thrive in a high-paced, complex international environment required. High-level of organizational and multi-tasking skills mandatory. Excellent people and stakeholder relationship management is essential. Ability to produce independent data, analysis, and reporting required. Knowledge of value stream and process mapping desired.

*Communication Skills: *

Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

Preferred:

Proficiency in French, German or Spanish Technical Systems Proficiency: Have specific experience with aircraft systems and manufacturing environments. Significant experience in Google Suite: Slides, Docs, Sheets, Diagram, Sites. Experience in utilizing cloud based information sharing portals. Adobe Acrobat Deltek CostPoint Aras PDM SolidWorks TipQA or other Quality Management Systems

*Complexity of the Role: *

Level of Decision Making:

• Supply chain quality managers must routinely evaluate priorities at suppliers and drive decisions to secure part deliveries. This position requires a high-degree of independent decision-making and integrity and may include making commitments to the business and the suppliers. SCQM’s also routinely collaborate with managers, customers, suppliers, technicians, engineering and other departments for problem solving and general stakeholder management. Organizational information: Supply chain quality managers priorities will be established by the department management. This position will report to the Head of Quality who will manage principal activity; however, this position is expected to drive action independently of direction and will pro-actively manage and maintain supplier performance. This person will have the flexibility and background to fill in for various inspection vacancies as they occur.

*Direct Reports: *

Is this a people manager? No

of Exempt Reports: 0 of Non-exempt Reports: 0

*Job Dimensions: *

This position is directly responsible for supplier performance Delivery & Quality, which has a direct impact on company profitability and risk prevention. • Has direct contact with internal customers and suppliers during the production process, in the frame of problem prevention Has the responsibility for generating/documenting of Non-conforming products, articles, and material to aid in discussion with suppliers, with the aim of improving the overall quality of company products and customer perception This position requires a professional individual who is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and personable with a customer and company advocacy mentality

*Nature of Contacts:*

• Extensive Communication on a frequent Basis with internal and external parties

*Physical Requirements: *

Onsite or remote: 85% on site or at the suppliers facility Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily. Must have correctable near and far vision if applicable. - daily Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference o...