Your Challenge: 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. What You Bring: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management and/or equivalent experience in a supplier management Lead role, Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Management or Project Management a plus, A minimum of five (5) years of project management experience, Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired, Project scheduling, prioritization and organization skills, Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries, 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, Excellent relationship building, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills, Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus, Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens, Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.