Work Transfer Project Manager

The Work Transfer Project Manager will lead supply chain, supplier development, and end-to-end work transfer projects from initiation through completion. The role will coordinate global teams, suppliers, engineering, quality, operations, procurement, and customer stakeholders to ensure successful transitions and production readiness.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in aerospace, manufacturing, supply chain, or supplier development environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading work transfers, supplier transitions, site-to-site transfers, or global transition programs in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of supplier management, production operations, quality systems, and procurement processes.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, schedules, and stakeholder communications.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP Certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Experience with AS9100 aerospace quality standards.
• Familiarity with SAP, Oracle, or other ERP systems.

Key Attributes:

• Accountability: Takes responsibility for outcomes, communicates status transparently, and ensures commitments are met.
• Ownership: Takes initiative, anticipates issues, and drives work to completion.
• Superior Follow-Up & Follow-Through: Maintains action tracking, closes loops, and verifies implementation.
• Critical Thinking: Evaluates complex information, challenges assumptions, identifies root causes, and makes timely decisions.
• Professional Tenacity: Persists through obstacles, respectfully challenges delays, and drives issues toward resolution.

Key Skills:

• Work Transfer & Site-to-Site Transition Management
• Supplier Development & Performance Improvement
• Supply Chain Risk Management
• Global Operations & Manufacturing Transition Management
• Project Management
• Supplier Management
• Production Readiness
• Lean Six Sigma
• Risk & Issue Management
• RFQ & Sourcing
• Stakeholder Management
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Follow-Up & Follow-Through
• Aerospace Manufacturing
• AS9100
• SAP / Oracle
• Microsoft Excel / PowerPoint / Project
• Lead supply chain and supplier development projects from initiation through completion.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, revenue forecasts, and customer deliverables.
• Track supplier commitments, identify risks, and implement escalation and recovery plans.
• Facilitate meetings with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct supplier assessments and drive performance improvements using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Develop and maintain Supplier Improvement Plans (SIPs) and KPI dashboards.
• Support supplier quality initiatives, documentation updates, and training activities.
• Lead end-to-end supplier work transfers and global transitions, from business case and transition planning through production readiness, cutover, stabilization, and closure.
• Develop integrated transition plans covering scope, milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, governance, and success criteria.
• Coordinate sending-site and receiving-site activities across global teams, suppliers, engineering, quality, operations, planning, procurement, legal, and customer stakeholders.
• Manage transition readiness, including capacity, tooling, equipment, documentation, training, qualifications, first article requirements, inventory strategy, and production validation.
• Establish clear ownership, decision paths, reporting cadence, and escalation mechanisms.
• Track transition actions through closure and maintain disciplined follow-up on commitments, risks, approvals, and recovery actions.
• Drive knowledge transfer and lessons learned to support sustainable handoff and operational stability.
• Coordinate approvals across Engineering, Quality, Legal, Planning, and Procurement teams.
• Prepare RFQs, supplier evaluation packages, due diligence reviews, and sourcing documentation.
• Manage supplier communications throughout the RFQ, evaluation, and award process.
• Support drawing reviews, manufacturing readiness activities, and technical reviews.