Senior Subcontract Lead

Buffalo, NY

Full-time

11 days ago

Job Description

Senior Subcontract Lead
Location: Buffalo, New York
Full-Time

The Senior Subcontract Lead manages assigned suppliers and drives performance across delivery, quality, inventory, cost, and continuity-of-supply objectives. The role owns supplier relationships end to end, working closely with internal manufacturing teams and external suppliers to resolve issues, reduce risks, and support production requirements.

The successful candidate will bring progressive experience in manufacturing, engineering, procurement, supply chain, program management, or quality. Strong supplier relationship management, negotiation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement capabilities are essential.

The ideal candidate is an experienced supply chain or procurement professional who can take ownership of supplier relationships, manage complex supplier issues, and drive measurable performance improvements.

They should be comfortable negotiating with suppliers, analyzing operational problems, coordinating cross-functional teams, and supporting manufacturing continuity. Candidates with aerospace or defense manufacturing experience, strong Lean/Six Sigma skills, and knowledge of FAR/DFARS requirements may be particularly well aligned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree.
More than 7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or engineering-related environments, including one or more of the following:
- Purchasing or procurement
- Supply chain
- Program management
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Quality
Experience managing and developing supplier or customer relationships.
Experience with procurement processes.
Experience conducting Lean/Six Sigma problem-solving analysis.
Strong supplier performance management and issue-resolution skills.
Ability to coordinate across multiple functions and stakeholders.
Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving capabilities.
Willingness to travel approximately 20%.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business.
APICS, CPM, or PMP industry or discipline certification.
Experience in aerospace, aviation, or defense manufacturing.
Experience working with FAR/DFARS procurement requirements.
Experience leading supplier business reviews and supplier recovery plans.
Experience with supplier performance metrics covering quality, delivery, cost, and inventory.
Experience coordinating with manufacturing, assembly, testing, and planning teams.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Buffalo, NY
Job Type	Full-time

Skills

APICS (Association for Operations Management)unmatched
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Aviation Industryunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Contract Managementunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)unmatched
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)unmatched
Inventory Costsunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Assemblyunmatched
Negotiation Skillsunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Performance Managementunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Sales Managementunmatched
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Supply Chain Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Quality Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched

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