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Supplier Development Manager - Customer Services

Herndon Area, VA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead supplier development, audits, and risk mitigation for Airbus aftermarket suppliers across the US to ensure quality, cost, and delivery performance.

Role type

Senior Supplier Development Manager (Aftermarket)

Builds

Supplier performance improvement projects, audit reports, and risk mitigation strategies for aircraft fleet services and upgrades.

Domain

Aerospace / Aviation Aftermarket Services

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Supplier auditing and assessment, risk identification and mitigation, stakeholder communication, performance improvement project management, regulatory compliance knowledge (EASA Part 21/145), industrial process monitoring, matrix organization leadership, multi-cultural environment navigation, complex situation summarization.

Preferred skills

Aerospace industry experience, manufacturing experience, Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), CPIM certification, FHS/Satair/Upgrade business knowledge, SSC/ASR/GRISS knowledge.

Technologies

EASA Part 21, EASA Part 145, 8D/9S methodologies, Lean Six Sigma, QMS standards.

Responsibilities

Lead supplier development missions to improve aftermarket supplier performance; coordinate and execute comprehensive supplier capacity and capability assessments; identify and monitor industrial risks and propose mitigation strategies; facilitate transparent communication regarding supplier performance and development plans.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with significant autonomy

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