Date Posted:
2026-05-19
Country:
India
Location:
IN-KA-BENGALURU-008 ~ Hitech, Defence & Aerospace Park ~ HI TECH DEFENSE
Position Role Type:
Onsite

Job Title: Manager - Supplier Development

Execute supplier development initiatives to improve quality, delivery, and sustainability, ensuring suppliers meet global aerospace standards. The role requires strong on-site presence ( 70%) at assigned suppliers to drive hands-on improvement, recovery, and capability building.
- Lead and deploy APQP activities with suppliers for recent, transferred, or high-risk parts.
- Ensure robust PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PPAP readiness at suppliers and ensure quality at rate.
- Perform assessments of the supplier’s capability and sustain performance through regular the Supplier Health & Risk Assessment.
- Establish supplier baseline performance metrics and track improvement trends.
- Work transfer Management of projects with strong focus on Development and industrialization to support regional growth.
- Drive delivery (including overdue reduction, buffer compliance,



Commit Compliance) at each supplier by using diagnostic tools such as: Supplier Readiness Assessment (SRA), Line of Balance (LOB) and other Collins tools (Using Lean tools like VSM, SPC Studies, 5S & 3P Methods).
- Drive risk mitigation actions for process, capacity, and supply continuity risks.
- Develop and execute Supplier Improvement Plans (SIP) focused on sustainable performance.
- Drive root cause analysis for delivery failures, and capacity constraints.
- Work directly with supplier leadership, engineering, quality, and operations teams.
- Follow-up with the Collins and supplier team to validate the gap plan and monitor progress to ensure the benefits are achieved.Education & Qualification:
- BE with 10 to 12 years’ experience in Engineering/Supply Chain/Manufacturing or related area with a continued proven track record of performance achievement, and growth with increased level of responsibility

📌 Manager - Supplier Development (Bengaluru)
🏢 Collins Aerospace
📍 Bengaluru