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Supplier Development Lead at RTX in PL-POLAND-REMOTE
Job Description
Supplier Development Lead
Location: PL-POLAND-REMOTE
Date Posted:
2026-10-19

Country:
Poland

Location:
PL-POLAND-REMOTE

Position Role Type:
RemoteThe Supplier Development Lead (SDL) is a critical forward deployed role within the Global Supplier Development organization, responsible for driving supplier recovery, capability improvement, and sustainable performance. This role is hands-on and cross-functional, supporting operational containment, supplier assessments, and execution of structured improvement plans across global commodities. The ideal candidate is both detail-oriented and strategic, capable of managing crisis situations and long-term development actions that align with business unit goals and enterprise-wide initiatives.
What You Will Do
Containment & Recovery:
- Lead internal and supplier containment actions in collaboration with Operations and Quality.
- Facilitate supplier kick-off meetings to align expectations and establish rapid response actions.
- Conduct Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations to resolve critical quality or delivery issues.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to develop and implement improvement plans and ensure clear communication through plan review checkpoints.
- Monitor leading and lagging Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess progress.
- Evaluate whether exit criteria have been achieved for containment efforts.
- Escalate persistent issues to crisis mode or tiger teams when warranted.
- Partner with Commodity Teams and SBUs to ensure closed-loop feedback and transition to sustainable operations.
Supplier Development & Capability Building:
- Lead supplier site identification and prioritize development efforts aligned with risk, impact, and strategic commodity needs.
- Conduct Supplier Readiness and Health Assessments.
- Engage suppliers with development roadmaps, training, and targeted actions tied to maturity models and long-term growth.
- Align with Commodity Managers and Engineering teams on supplier readiness for new programs or volume ramp-ups.
- Facilitate structured improvement plan development, KPI tracking, and gate reviews.
- Monitor progress toward achieving target maturity levels and initiate sustainment planning once development objectives are met.
- Support long-term monitoring and re-engagement cycles to ensure supplier performance remains stable.
- Develop and build manufacturing process technology tools and standardization include FMEA and Control Plans
Transition Management & Leadership:
- Provide leadership and/or support for supplier transitions, ensuring a smooth handover of work scope with minimal disruption.
- Support the sustainment phase by monitoring supplier maturity post-transition and ensuring long-term capability.
- Align with internal business units and suppliers to reinforce performance expectations and continuous improvement efforts.
- Execute APQP for new product launch and work transition projects
Key Interfaces:
- Commodity Managers
- Quality Assurance & Engineering
- Operations and Planning
- Strategic Business Units (SBUs)
- Supplier Site Leadership
- Crisis Response and Tiger Teams
Qualifications You Must Have
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 7+ years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5+ years of experience.
- Ability to travel to supplier sites as needed - approximately 50% of time.
- Experience in Electronics commodities, specifically, PWB, PCBA, Components, Modules and Distributors.
- Prior experience in Supplier Management, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Proven expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence methodologies.
- Strong project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience leading supplier recovery, industrialization, or work transfer projects.
- Experience working within a global matrix organization.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Applications (MS project, Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Access).
Qualifications We Prefer
- The ideal candidate must have a high energy level, experience working with cross-functional personnel, high communication skills including ability to develop a network of relationships with the various Collins Aerospace business units, strong work orientation and be well organized.
- Ability to apply CORE principles/tools to manage processes, ensuring continuous improvement in the systems and benchmarking best practices enhancing customer satisfaction at all levels.
- Six Sigma certification or equivalent quality qualification.
- Proficient in SAP ERP/MRP system.
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