Start Date: 16-06-2026
Date Added: 16-06-2026
Status: Accepting Candidates
Industry: Aerospace
Categories: T46 – SUPPLY CHAIN

Description:Supplier Performance Manager 

Location: Irvine, CA      
Term: 7 months (extendable) 
Shift: Monday to Friday – 8 hours per day
Pay Rate: $73 per hour (based on experience)  

Job Summary: 
•    The Supplier Performance Manager (SPM) supports the category strategies with key strategic suppliers through developing, monitoring and executing continuous performance improvement initiatives
•    This position identifies and prioritizes opportunities for joint supply chain process/performance improvement, innovation, new technology and capabilities, and design standardization to enhance total value
•    The SPM also benchmarks and shares industry leading best practices across key suppliers and category stakeholders
•    Rigorously manages the performance standards and metrics to continue to drive value and improvement from suppliers and elevates any concerns to category stakeholders

Responsibilities: 
•    Responsible for developing and managing the supplier relationship (e.g., sourcing, management of relationship, performance monitoring, etc.) Ensuring that SEDA is obtaining the financial and service performance benefits
•    Participate in continuous improvement in the supply base by communicating objective performance metrics such as lead time reduction, on-time delivery improvement, quality improvement, and total cost of ownership
•    Identify supplier management plans to integrate supplier/procurement program activities. Coordinate with internal and external resources to enhance supplier performance in the areas of technical, cost, product delivery, business and quality
•    Meet with suppliers to develop continuous improvement plans through either Quarterly Business Reviews and/or supplier visits. (Travel Required) Conduct oversight and management of strategies, performance and development of small-scale suppliers
•    Monitor supplier overall performance
•    Where necessary, recommend, initiate and ensure action plans are carried out to correct failures in performance
•    Understand the basics process of conducting root-cause analysis and developing and deploying corrective and preventative action plans
•    Exhibit business acumen with limited market knowledge to craft supply chain solutions to meet strategic financial plan objectives
•    Effectively lead cross-functional teams through performance management to meet goals

Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline, or in the absence of a bachelor’s degree, six years of related experience
•    Operational knowledge of over 5 years fully in contact with suppliers in a structure such as purchasing, supply chain
•    Cross-functional management
•    Project management
•    SAP Knowledge
•    Lean-Sigma Greenbelt Tools
•    Experience within aerospace industry a plus, not required

Leadership Skills / Management Skills / Personal Skills:
•    Change agent
•    Communication skills and active listening, ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders at operational and executive levels
•    Ability to manage and solve conflicts
•    Ability to analyze and synthesize
•    Customer Oriented
•    Integrity
•    Quality Control Analysis
•    Time Management and meet deadlines with limited supervision
•    Critical Thinking
•    Strong negotiation skills and ability to effectively influence and gain consensus
•    Effectively make decisions in complex situations and demonstrate flexibility on resolving issues
•    Occasional travel Irvine, California and other locations up to 25%

To apply please email your resume to Cindy at: cwhitaker@cantech.agency

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