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Curtiss-Wright Corporation · 23 hours ago

Supplier PM

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$99K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking a Supplier Project Manager to join their Pittsburgh location. This role will act as the primary point of contact for managing projects executed by critical suppliers, ensuring alignment on technical scope, schedule, cost, quality, and regulatory compliance.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers

Act as a primary project management point of contact with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production schedule and on-time delivery execution

Proactive development of critical suppliers to drive for results around opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues

Relationship building with critical suppliers to address risk management, improve communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization

Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, cost, risk and deliverables

Track supplier performance against contractual milestones

Acting as expert in critical supplier schedule and prioritization of key milestones and deliverables

Act as responsible individual for critical supplier capacity assessment

Facilitate regular performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight

Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to missed deliverables

Align supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits, as necessary, with purchase order expectations and internal customer expectations

Perform and support nonconformance dispositioning as required

Drive internal cross-functional supplier process management improvements via built partnerships with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams

Travel (50% local, domestic or international as required)

Qualification

Supplier ManagementRisk ManagementProject ManagementProject SchedulingQuality Systems KnowledgeLean CertificationAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsRelationship Building

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management and/or equivalent experience in a supplier management Lead role

A minimum of five (5) years of project management experience

Project scheduling, prioritization and organization skills

Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries

Excellent relationship building, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills

Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens

Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance

Preferred

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Management or Project Management a plus

Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired

Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208) is a plus

Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus