Supply Chain and Logistics Project Manager

Quest Global; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking a Supply Chain and Logistics Project Manager for a remote role in the United States. You will manage both Europe and North America teams, drive KPIs, and establish relationships with customers to secure more projects.

You will lead cross-functional teams, monitor SOW opportunities, and coordinate with OEMs to optimize supply chain and logistics performance. Travel is substantial, citizenship required, and a comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Supply Chain / Production Planning / Quality / Operations environment.
• Past experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Project Management training.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP system.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and aerospace product knowledge.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings/technical information.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence decisions.
• Experience with Lean/ACE, DMAIC/6 Sigma.
• AI certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage project duties and staffing to achieve financial and performance goals.
• Build, mentor and monitor team leads with concrete plans and KPIs.
• Assess SOW platform for potential opportunities.
• Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly progress presentations for customers and management.
• Drive productivity and cost avoidance across the project.
• Load & capacity planning across teams.
• Inventory management and monitor control towers.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and act as escalation point.
• Communicate status to internal and customer stakeholders.
• Support Lean events and supplier programs.

Skills

Supply chain

Production planning

Quality

Operations

Cross-functional teams

Project management

SAP or ERP

Engineering drawings

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Requirements

POSITION: Supply Chain and Logistics PRoject Manager

Who We Are:

Quest Global delivers world-class end-to-end engineering solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and digital expertise. By bringing together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise, we are able to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most critical and large-scale challenges across the aerospace & defense, automotive, energy, hi-tech, healthcare, medical devices, rail and semiconductor industries.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you. The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills

What You will Do:

Role Overview

The role involves working with customer organizations to support their supply chains. Manage both Europe and North America teams. The Project Manager key responsibilities are to monitor and drive project performance. Coach and mentor the team leads across the role responsibilities and ensure they have effective plans and KPIs achieve customer goals. Establish relationships with customers to acquire more projects. Monitor SOW platform for potential opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage project duties. (Approve time and expenses. Ensure projects are staffed and executed to achieve financial and performance goals)
• Build, mentor and monitor team leads ensuring concrete plans are in place to achieve various objectives.
• Continuous assessment of customer SOW platform in efforts to align potential work opportunities.
• Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly progress presentations for customers and management.
• Drive productivity and cost avoidance across the project.

Load & Capacity Planning -

• Set team lead overall KRA’s in employee management system.
• Ensure workload across teams are level loaded appropriately.

Inventory management -

• Monitor customer control towers.
• Task performance key performance to customers.
• Update assignments throughout various systems.
• Maintain project access list and standard work.
• Manage deliverable expectations.

Cross Functional Team Member

• Act as escalation point for the team to customer on supplier and sub-tier supply chain and logistics issues.
• Facilitate Quality or Engineering issues between OEM and the supply chain and logistics teams .
• Communicate status to internal and customer stakeholders at agreed intervals or when escalation is required
• Ensure visit reports are compiled by DAFRs and program status uploaded utilising live reporting tool and link to suppliers ERP system
• Support: Lean Events, Assessments, Playbook Roll Out, Supplier Gold Program, Program Reviews

What You Will Bring:

• Experience in a Supply Chain / Production Planning / Quality / Operations environment
• Previous experience of managing cross functional teams
• Project Management training
• Experience in using SAP or similar ERP system
• Understanding of manufacturing processes ie Forging / Casting / Assembly / Machining / Special Processes and aerospace product knowledge
• Capable of reading and interpreting engineering drawing/technical information
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence decision making

Experience desired:

• Experience of structured problem solving methodology: Lean / ACE, lead change/improvement activity / DMAIC / 6 Sigma etc
• AI certifications

General:

• Good Communication in English (oral & written) & Interpersonal skills
• Customer Focus - Ability to build and develop Customer & Supplier relationships
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft work packages: Word, Excel & Powerpoint
• Organizational Agility
• Problem solving ability
• Logical Thinking

Pay Range: $83k-$85k

Compensation decisions are made based on factors including experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors, in accordance with our internal pay structure. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan.

Work Requirements:

This position is classified as Remote within the United States.

Travel requirements: Due to the nature of the work, 80% of travel is required.

Citizenship requirement: Due to the nature of the work, U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability