A&D Supplier Specialist — Travel‑Focused Supply Chain

OEM Logistics; Portland (ME); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OEM Logistics, LLC is seeking a Supplier Specialist to support aerospace and defense manufacturing partners. This full-time role requires frequent local travel, including daily travel to South Paris, ME, and pre-employment background screening.

The candidate will partner with suppliers to meet customer requirements and manage delivery performance. The position emphasizes driving root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross-functional collaboration to prevent delays.

Formación

• Minimum of five to ten years of manufacturing experience required (Aerospace, Defense, Ship Building, or Submarine Industry experience preferred).
• College degree preferred. May substitute additional experience in lieu of education.
• Expertise in Supply Chain Management, Production Control, and Shop Floor Management.
• Experience with continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing principles, Risk Management, Six Sigma, Kaizen events, PDCA preferred.
• Strong Project Management experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Professionalism, integrity, and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong independent decision-making skills, excellent analytical skills and professional judgment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Programs required.

Responsabilidades

• Develop a partnership relationship with the assigned suppliers and work as a team to meet the customer’s requirements.
• Manage the supplier's Open Order Report in conjunction with the supplier to minimize risk and identify opportunities to improve delivery where necessary.
• Manage delivery performance trends and initiate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Facilitate and drive timely and effective closure of corrective actions.
• Work with problematic sub-tiers to improve communication and establish achievable production commitments.
• Facilitate cross-functional department communication and drive actions to prevent unnecessary delays.
• Provide frequent written communication on mission critical parts and overall delivery performance.
• Track delivery performance trends and initiate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Periodic local travel is required.
• Other duties as required.

Conocimientos

Supply Chain Management

Production Control

Shop Floor Management

Lean Manufacturing

Risk Management

Six Sigma

Kaizen

PDCA

Project Management

Communication

Analytical Skills

Decision Making

Microsoft Office

Educación

College degree preferred

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

OEM Logistics, LLC is seeking a Supplier Specialist to support aerospace and defense manufacturing partners. This full-time role requires frequent local travel, including daily travel to South Paris, ME, and pre-employment background screening.

The candidate will partner with suppliers to meet customer requirements and manage delivery performance. The position emphasizes driving root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross-functional collaboration to prevent delays.