Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.
Job Title:
Senior Supplier LeadReporting To:
Associate Supply Chain ManagerWork Schedule:
Fully Remote or Hybrid if Local – Bangalore, INThe Supplier Lead is the primary point of contact responsible for the holistic management of assigned suppliers. The Supplier Lead develops and maintains effective relationships with their designated suppliers and the supply chain team to achieve the operational requirements for all Moog sites.
As a Supplier Lead you will be responsible for….
- Developing and managing effective supplier relationships to achieve the business requirements.
- Surveillance and monitoring of assigned suppliers.
- Evaluation of supplier performance including the identification and mitigation of risk.
- Providing effective purchase order management to ensure current and verified delivery information is reflected using standard systems and processes.
- Ensuring the effective and timely closure of root cause and corrective actions.
- When necessary, expediting supplier deliveries to achieve site operational requirements.
- Lead problem-solving activities to resolve issues affecting supplier relationships and supply chain performance.
- Supporting and potentially leading supplier performance recovery and improvement activities.
- Providing support for supplier selection, supplier development, and NPI.
- Using supplier knowledge to provide input to supply chain planning.
- Identification and pursuit of quality, cost, delivery, and lead-time improvements
- Requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to understand and lead complex supply chain requirements.
- Requires excellent working knowledge and understanding of contractual requirements, business systems, and processes.
- Required to effectively communicate both internally and externally with customers and suppliers.
- Regular business travel (10%) will be required to visit suppliers within the designated region. Occasional travel may be required to visit Moog sites outside of the designated region.
To be considered for the Supplier Lead position, typically you will need….
- A 4-year university degree and at least 3 years of prior relevant experience in the field of manufacturing or engineering (preferably Aerospace).
- Essential ability to support US-East work time zone shift (evening shift in Philippines) at least 2 to 3 days a week.
- Good communication/organizational skills and be able to demonstrate an ability to understand complex regulations/procedures.
- Ability to deal with a variety of tasks at any one time and understand priorities.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Must be able to collaborate and effectively influence across multiple functions, cultures, and geographic regions, to achieve global end to end supply chain performance requirements. This requires working with teams located in different time zones, resulting in the need to be flexible with working hours, as required.
Desired Qualifications….
- Certification in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Program Management
- An engineering or technical background is preferable, along with Project/Program Management experience.
- Good negotiating skills, combined with knowledge of procurement and contractual law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree (4-year) in relevant field
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience in manufacturing or engineering (preferably Aerospace)
- Ability to support US-East time zone shift 2-3 days per week
- Good communication and organizational skills; ability to understand complex regulations and procedures
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize, and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to collaborate and influence across functions, cultures, and geographic regions (flexible hours)
- Regular business travel (~10%) to visit suppliers in designated region
- Certification in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Program Management
- Engineering or technical background and Project/Program Management experience
- Negotiation skills and knowledge of procurement and contractual law
What We Do
We work on some of the world’s most exciting technical projects, creating products that challenge the limits of what’s possible, from cutting-edge medical technology to space vehicles. Our formula includes one simple, surprising low-tech element that makes us stand out from everyone else: Trust. We trust each other to work hard and do the right thing. We give people credit for their ideas. We take pride in sticking with a problem until it’s solved. We value you for who you are as much as what you can do. We enjoy what we do. And you can do it, too.
