Supplier Performance Manager

Smiths Group; Pune District; Sur place; INR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation and benefits

Résumé du poste

John Crane in Pune, India seeks a Supplier Performance Manager to improve supplier on-time delivery and quality against John Crane specifications. The role drives improvement plans, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and reports KPIs to stakeholders to meet performance targets.

The candidate will coach suppliers on lean, problem-solving methodologies and S&OP data usage, enabling long-term supplier maturity and better alignment with John's strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years of relative experience.
• Proficient in problem-solving methodologies (8D, PDCA, Ishikawa, 5 Whys).
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to input to and take data from S&OP processes and production planning systems.

Responsabilités

• Manage operational performance for selected suppliers in collaboration with Category Management, Engineering, Services and Quality teams.
• Initiate improvement plans for suppliers due to non-performance or ramp-up needs.
• Measure, monitor and report supplier performance against KPIs such as OTD, ROTD and DPPM.
• Drive change management for supplier maturity and long-term improvement.
• Coach supplier organizations on best-in-class supply chain and quality processes.
• Lead improvement actions with John Crane entities and ensure conditions for success.
• Influence supplier strategies and innovation directions vis-a-vis John Crane.
• Maintain accountability for a pool of suppliers and continuously improve performance.

Connaissances

Supplier performance management

8D problem solving

PDCA

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Outils

ERP systems

MS Excel

Description du poste

When you work for John Crane, you join a community driven by pioneering spirit and a legacy of innovation. Our engineered solutions drive reliability, uptime and energy efficiency, empowering the world's largest energy service providers to achieve sustainability goals that shape the future of our world. If you're ready to accelerate the new energy transition through technology leadership, innovative solutions and service excellence , you'll fit right in.

Job Description

The primary purpose of the role is to improve the operational performances of applicable suppliers such as supplier punctuality on deliveries and supplier quality meeting the requirements of the John Crane specification.

• Managing operational performances for selected suppliers in close relationship with Category Management, Engineering, Services and Quality teams and ensure that all the conditions, internal and external, enabling performances are in place
• Initiating improvement plans for the selected suppliers due to supplier non-performance and / or supplier development and ramp up needs
• Managing, controlling and reporting on suppliers' performance against Key Performance Indicators to interested stakeholders. Their main mission is to achieve the SKPIs (Suppliers Key Processes Indicators) objectives, SOTD (Supplier On Time Delivery) ROTD (Supplier On Time Delivery to Requirements) and DPPM (Delivered Parts Per Million) defined by the organization
• Conducting change management at supplier to ensure long term improvement of supplier maturity
• Influencing the supplier on its innovation & strategy orientations vis a vis John Crane
• Coaching the supplier organisation on implementation of best-in-class supply chain & quality processes (ad hoc training, project management...)
• Operationally driving action and improvement plan implementation at suppliers, in the name of all John Crane entities
• Creating conditions of success to improve the operational development with their selected suppliers
• OTD to Requirements
• Improving Supplier performance classification – maximising number of A class suppliers
• Accountable for a pool of suppliers (defined on a periodic basis) for which John Crane requires an improvement in their performance
• Accountable for measuring, monitoring and improving the performance of assigned suppliers to meet the needs of John Crane

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years of relative experience
• Ability to solve problems using methodologies such as: 8D, PDCA (Plan Do Check Act), Ishikawa, 5 Whys etc.
• Have a working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Have fundamental project management skills
• Able to input to and take data from an S&OP process (Sales and Operations Planning), Production Plans, Manufacturing Resource Planning, workload evaluations etc.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity.

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network.

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future.

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We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.