Hardware Delivery Manager - Redmond, United States - Collabera

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    Collabera Redmond, United States

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    Job Title: Aerospace Hardware Delivery Manager

    Job Location: Redmond, WA 98052

    Job Duration: 7 Months (Contract to hire)

    Pay Rate: $67/hr to $68/hr

    Description:

    • Our client Aerospace Project is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
    • The Aerospace team is looking for a Hardware Delivery leader to support business and engineering stakeholders in driving performance and delivery assurance with critical technology and service suppliers, and others as needed to execute on project objectives.
    • The ideal candidate will have a successful track record managing tight dead-lines, finding ways to expedite material, reporting delivery KPIs, ensuring vendor performance, influencing new systems adoption (e.g. E2Open) and driving root-cause analysis.
    • Experience working in new and ambiguous environments while knowing how to prioritize a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders needs will be an advantage.

    Why is this open:

    • One of the blue badges moved to a different team.
    • Currently the workload is split between other employees on the team, so this person will come in to take back over the work.

    Mission:

    • To support business and engineering stakeholders by driving performance and delivery assurance with critical technology and service suppliers

    Travel:

    • Up to 50% travel required.(this job will require travel across the US. It likely will not be 50%, but its a possibility.)

    Key job responsibilities:

    • Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, program management, and supply chain to ensure material arrives on-time for program builds.
    • Ensure vendor delivery performance on committed deliveries and agreed lead-times.
    • Expedite material as needed by the business.
    • Communicate delivery KPIs to drive supplier business reviews and enforce contractual obligations.
    • Develop root-cause analysis and corrective actions when delivery performance is not meeting expectation.
    • Support root-cause analysis, corrective actions and development of processes to resolve internal challenges causing needs to expedite or vendors to push-out commit dates.
    • Support identification of supply risks and bottlenecks impacting deliveries at vendors, and communicate them to Global Category Managers.

    A day in the life:

    • This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and will work with leaders and suppliers in multiple technology areas.
    • Have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and be constantly looking for ways to improve your supply chain performance, quality and information flow.
    • We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

    Day to Day:

    • Work with engineering leaders, business leaders, Pms and supply chain to ensure material arrives on-time
    • Work with vendors to ensure vendor delivery
    • Expedite materials
    • Communicate delivery KPIs
    • Develop root-cause analysis and corrective actions
    • Support delivery teams
    • Support identification of supply risk and bottleneck impacting deliveries, and communicate the global category managers

    Basic Qualifications:

    • 7+ years of cumulative experience in manufacturing, operations or supply chain environment.
    • 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, planning, strategic sourcing, commodity management or program management.
    • 5+ years of experience driving vendor performance and improvements, developing and reporting delivery scorecards/KPIs, and driving root-cause analysis.
    • Knowledge of ERP and Supply Chain platforms (e.g. SAP and E2Open).

    Must Haves:

    • Lots of experience in manufacturing, operations or supply chain environment (7+ years This is an client L6 Position, so someone more senior is needed)
    • If their primary experience is in manufacturing or operations, then a big chunk of experience must be involving supply chain
    • Experience with supply chain management, planning, strategic sourcing (rather than tactical), or commodity management (5+ year)
    • They dont have to have a ton of experience with contract and negotiation more experience with overall supply chain management in a technical/mechanical realm
    • Lots of Knowledge of processes within supply chain
    • Automating tools, lean methologies, root cause analysis, delivery KPIs, understanding vendor Pos,
    • ERPs and supply chain platforms (ex. SAP or E2Open)

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • 5+ years of driving process improvements experience.
    • Masters degree (e.g. Supply Chain, Operations, MBA or similar).
    • Experience with six sigma and lean methodologies.

    Plusses:

    • Engineering background
    • Aerospace companies preferred (open to people from industrial or automation companies)

    Leadership principles for this team:

    • Bias for action
    • Insist on the highest standards
    • Strive to be Earths best employer