About the role

  • Supplier Quality Manager for Northrop Grumman overseeing risk management in the Navigation, Intelligence, and Connectivity Division. Responsible for engaging and managing supplier relationships for high-quality product delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Supplier Quality risk management for the NIC Division
  • Leads and mentors Supplier Quality Managers and Engineers (SQEs)
  • Assures supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance
  • Develops Supplier Management Plans (SMPs)
  • Conducts product and process verification activities, monitors supplier quality performance, and drives root cause corrective action analysis for supplier quality issues
  • Keeps leadership apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks
  • Actively engages in supplier evaluation, qualification and selection as part of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP)
  • Manages implementation of Supplier Quality processes, including supplier approval activities, supplier product readiness reviews (SPRRs), source selection evaluations, supplier segmentation, development and execution of supplier quality risk assessments and mitigation plans, and supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs
  • Defines supplier segmentation strategies for critical, key, and high-risk suppliers

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years of relevant experience OR a Master’s Degree and 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience leading and managing supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products and services
  • 5+ years of experience as team lead and/or manager of people including working in a cross-functional environment
  • Experience working with engineering, manufacturing, and program management
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
  • U.S. citizen
  • Experience in managing a broad range of suppliers including providers of complex components/assemblies/systems, services, and commodities
  • Experience with source selection evaluations, supplier classification designation
  • Ability to assess a supplier’s factory operational model and walk a manufacturing line/process
  • Experience conducting Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis and related evaluation tools/processes
  • SAP Business System experience
  • Familiarity with ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality Management System certification process
  • 3+ years of leadership experience in disciplines such as quality, program

Benefits

  • Health Plan
  • Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education Assistance
  • Training and Development
  • 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)

Job title

Manager, Supplier Quality

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$167,500 - $263,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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