Delivery Assurance & Supplier Quality Lead (A&D)

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a proactive Delivery Assurance Specialist to manage supplier delivery commitments, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement across the aerospace supply chain.

The role requires hands-on experience in supplier development, quality management, and cross-functional collaboration, with ITAR compliance a mandatory requirement. You will lead CAPA initiatives and coordinate with engineering, procurement, and production teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field for the role.
• 3–5 years in supply chain, supplier development, delivery assurance or supplier quality, preferably in aerospace/defense.
• Must meet ITAR compliance requirements.
• Strong ERP knowledge; SAP preferred, Oracle also relevant.
• Experience with supplier assessments, production readiness, and delivery tracking.
• Familiarity with outsourcing, project management and quality systems.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytic, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel to supplier facilities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier delivery commitments, portal compliance, and data accuracy.
• Review recovery plans and track progress against delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal teams to expedite orders.
• Analyze production capacity, planning constraints, and bottlenecks.
• Track parts, WIP, and delivery status using LOB or similar tools.
• Identify escalated delivery risks, delays, and non-responsiveness.
• Prepare weekly delivery status reports for management.
• Conduct supplier site visits to assess progress and support recovery.
• Conduct supplier assessments with Quality, Engineering, and Procurement.
• Implement supplier development strategies and continuous improvement.
• Support Lean, Six Sigma and process improvements for suppliers.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, cost-to-serve, and performance.
• Develop SIPs using SharePoint and coordinate cross-functional risk mitigation.

Skills

Delivery Assurance

Supplier Quality Management

Supply Chain Risk Mitigation

Production Readiness and Capacity

Root Cause Analysis

Lean Six Sigma

ERP Systems

Project Management

On-Time Delivery

Line of Balance

PFMEA

Supplier Recovery Plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a proactive Delivery Assurance Specialist to manage supplier delivery commitments, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement across the aerospace supply chain.

The role requires hands-on experience in supplier development, quality management, and cross-functional collaboration, with ITAR compliance a mandatory requirement. You will lead CAPA initiatives and coordinate with engineering, procurement, and production teams.