Supplier Performance Manager – Delivery Recovery

About the Opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced Aerospace Supplier Performance Manager to support a three-month supplier recovery project in New Jersey. In this hands-on role, you will work directly at the supplier's facility to monitor production performance, identify operational challenges, and drive improvements in delivery reliability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement recovery actions, improve operational transparency, and ensure customer delivery commitments are met.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor supplier production progress, work-in-progress, order backlogs, material availability, capacity constraints, and delivery schedules.

• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs), including on-time delivery, schedule adherence, throughput, and backlog reduction.

• Identify production bottlenecks, delivery risks, and operational inefficiencies, and drive corrective actions.

• Work closely with production, planning, logistics, quality, and supply chain teams to resolve issues and improve supplier performance.

• Lead supplier performance and recovery meetings, track action items, and escalate critical issues.

• Develop and follow up on recovery plans to improve delivery performance and meet customer priorities.

• Provide regular status reports to customer stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and outstanding actions.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.

• Proven experience in supplier performance management, supplier development, production planning, or manufacturing operations.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, production scheduling, and material flow.

• Experience managing supplier delivery issues, production bottlenecks, and recovery initiatives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using KPIs to monitor performance and drive improvements.

• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive corrective actions to completion.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and reporting skills.

• Willingness to work on-site at a supplier facility in New Jersey for the duration of the assignment.

• Experience in aerospace / defense is required.