Supplier Program Manager

The Supplier Program Manager will lead a cross-functional team to manage supplier relationships and performance, ensuring contract adherence and driving accountability. Key responsibilities include identifying risks and opportunities, resolving tactical issues, and overseeing cost, quality, schedule, and delivery. This role requires preparing progress reports and acting as a focal point for on-site or virtual activities to ensure overall success.

Must Have

• Facilitate supplier performance to the contract.
• Develop & execute supplier management strategies.
• Identify risks & opportunities.
• Tactical issue management & resolution.
• Accountable for overall cost, quality, schedule, & delivery.
• Prepare briefings & report on daily progress.
• Act as on-site focal for the coordination of all on-site or virtual activities.
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience (or equivalent).
• Ability to organize and drive actions of a complex nature.
• Ability to reach across multiple areas of discipline (Quality, Engineering, SCMM, Operations).
• Ability to concisely and collaboratively communicate.
• Operations or Supply Chain Background.

Good to Have

• Operations background with the ability to interrogate, identify, and resolve issues related to production schedules.
• Ability to manage a line of balance.
• Supply Chain experience in dealing with technically complex products in a highly regulated environment.

Job Description

Supplier Program Manager will manage cross-functional team to focus on supplier relationship & performance. Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate supplier performance to the contract.
• Develop & execute supplier management strategies which strengthen the relationship, collaboration, & drive overall contract accountability.
• Identifying risks & opportunities.
• Tactical issue management & resolution.
• Accountable for overall cost, quality, schedule, & delivery.
• Prepare briefings & report on daily progress & escalate critical needs to enable success.
• Act as on-site focal for the coordination of all on-site or virtual  activities

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with 4+ years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, there is a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to organize and drive actions of a complex nature with both short term and long-term objectives.
• Ability to reach across multiple areas of discipline to accomplish the goal (Quality, Engineering, SCMM, Operations).
• Ability to concisely and collaboratively communicate.
• Operations or Supply Chain Background.

Desired Experience:

• Ideal candidates will have some Operations background with the ability to interrogate, identify, and resolve issues related to production schedules.
• Candidates that possess the ability to manage a line of balance is a plus.
• Supply Chain experience in dealing with technically complex products in a highly regulated environment also a plus.

Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.

Job Requirements

On-Site