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Job Title: Manager – Supplier Development – P4

Job Description:

Execute supplier development initiatives to improve quality, delivery, and sustainability, ensuring suppliers meet global aerospace standards. The role requires strong on-site presence (≈70) at assigned suppliers to drive hands-on improvement, recovery, and capability building.

• Lead and deploy APQP activities with suppliers for new, transferred, or high-risk parts.
• Ensure robust PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PPAP readiness at suppliers and ensure quality at rate.
• Perform assessments of the supplier’s capability and sustain performance through regular the Supplier Health & Risk Assessment.
• Establish supplier baseline performance metrics and track improvement trends.
• Work transfer Management of projects with strong focus on Development and industrialization to support regional growth.
• Drive delivery (including overdue reduction, buffer compliance, Commit Compliance) at each supplier by using diagnostic tools such as: Supplier Readiness Assessment (SRA), Line of Balance (LOB) and other Collins tools (Using Lean tools like VSM, SPC Studies, 5S & 3P Methods).
• Drive risk mitigation actions for process, capacity, and supply continuity risks.
• Develop and execute Supplier Improvement Plans (SIP) focused on sustainable performance.
• Drive root cause analysis for delivery failures, and capacity constraints.
• Work directly with supplier leadership, engineering, quality, and operations teams.
• Follow-up with the Collins and supplier team to validate the gap plan and monitor progress to ensure the benefits are achieved.
• Candidate will spend approximately 70 of their time on-site at their assigned suppliers.

Education & Qualification:

• BE with 10 to 12 years’ experience in Engineering/Supply Chain/Manufacturing or related area with a continued proven track record of performance achievement, and growth with increased level of responsibility in an operations environment
• Experience in Aerospace and Defense parts manufacturing would be preferred
• Hands-on experience with strong structured project management and problem-solving skills using continuous improvement methodologies

Communication Skills/Other Skills

• Strong experience in supplier development, manufacturing operations.
• Hands-on knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global spanet.

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE: 

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

Benefits package includes:

-   Group Term Life Insurance.

-   Group Health Insurance.

-   Group Personal Accident Insurance.

-   Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.

-   Employee scholar programme.

-   Work life balance.

-   Car lease programme.

-   National Pension Scheme

-   LTA

-   Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages

-   Meal vouchers

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the India)

• Drug Screen only performed for Operations Positions

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again. 

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

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