Supplier Development Manager (Ogden UT or Irvine CA)

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Aerospace in Utah seeks a Supplier Development Manager to lead cross-functional supplier engagement, recover shortages, and support CFCD growth. This role partners with suppliers and internal teams to build capacity and improve rate readiness, with travel 50–75%.

The ideal candidate will apply problem-solving, data analysis, and continuous improvement methods to drive delivery, quality, and cost performance across supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in supplier management or equivalent.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams (quality, engineering, supply chain).
• Ability to travel 50–75% and work on-site with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier engagement to build trusted, high-performing relationships for Parker CFCD.
• Own recovery efforts for chronic shortages using root-cause & corrective-action processes.
• Conduct supplier visits, performance reviews, and meetings to verify capacity and recovery progress.
• Manage transfer of work from triage to implementation, ensuring continuity of supply.
• Drive supplier delivery improvements to reduce delays and close chronic issues.
• Develop recovery roadmaps using Lean, SIOP, PCI, and capacity planning tools.
• Lead Kaizen events with external suppliers to improve quality, delivery, and cost.
• Support cost reduction initiatives and value-stream improvements across supplier networks.
• Monitor PFES priorities and coordinate with group teams to improve performance.

Skills

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Net-Inspect 8D

Parker 10-Step

A3

4-blocker

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker’s goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

At the Commercial Flight Controls Division (CFCD), we are the preferred supplier of flight control solutions for the commercial, regional, business jet and advanced air mobility marketplace by offering a premier customer experience with superior engineered products that exceed our customer and regulatory requirements.

Position Summary

The Supplier Development Manager (SDM) is responsible for leading cross-functional supplier engagement activities that strengthen supplier relationships, improve delivery performance, recover chronic shortages, accelerate work transfers, and support Parker Aerospace CFCD growth and operational objectives. This role partners closely with suppliers, internal functional teams, and Group resources to build sustainable capacity, improve rate readiness, and execute strategic supplier-development actions. This role will have no direct reports.

The SDM will serve as a primary point of contact for assigned suppliers, driving structured problem solving and performance improvement through supplier visits, business reviews, recovery plans, and continuous improvement events. This position requires 50–75% travel and frequent on-site collaboration with suppliers to assess conditions, align on priorities, validate corrective actions, and achieve needed improvements in quality, delivery, capacity, and cost.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, collaborative problem solver with strong supplier management, project-management, data-analysis, and communication skills. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, leading improvement initiatives across Supply Chain functions, and traveling extensively to achieve measurable supplier performance results.

Will collaborate with supply chain management, quality, and engineering teams ensuring customer requirements are met.

Essential Functions

• Lead supplier engagement activities to develop trusted, high-performing relationships and position Parker Aerospace CFCD as a preferred customer.
• Own recovery efforts for chronic supplier shortages, including root-cause analysis and corrective-action closure using Net-Inspect 8D, Parker 10-Step, A3, and 4-blocker methodologies.
• Conduct regular supplier visits, performance reviews, and exchange meetings to verify capacity, assess rate readiness, and ensure execution of recovery commitments.
• Manage work-transfer activities from initial triage through implementation, prioritizing continuity of supply, developing bridge plans, coordinating cross-functional actions, and improving transfer velocity.
• Drive supplier delivery improvement initiatives supporting reduction of Depth of Delay and closure of chronic delivery issues.
• Develop and execute supplier recovery roadmaps using Lean, SIOP, PCI, risk-management, and capacity-planning tools.
• Lead and support external supplier Kaizen events focused on improving supplier quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.
• Support cost and deflation initiatives, including part-family development, inspection improvements, value-stream activities, and continuous-improvement projects.
• Monitor assigned suppliers’ Plan for Every Supplier (PFES) priorities and collaborate with Aerospace Group teams to improve supplier performance, rate readiness, and deliverable completion.
• Facilitate and participate in weekly High-Performance Team (HPT