Supplier Performance Manager

As a Supplier Performance Manager at John Crane, your role involves improving the operational performances of applicable suppliers to enhance supplier punctuality on deliveries and ensure supplier quality aligns with John Crane's specifications. Your responsibilities include: - Managing operational performances for selected suppliers in collaboration with Category Management, Engineering, Services, and Quality teams - Initiating improvement plans for selected suppliers to address non-performance or development needs - Managing, controlling, and reporting on suppliers" performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as SOTD, ROTD, and DPPM - Conducting change management at suppliers to drive long-term improvement in supplier maturity - Influencing suppliers on innovation and strategy orientations concerning John Crane - Coaching supplier organizations on implementing best-in-class supply chain and quality processes - Driving action and improvement plan implementation at suppliers on behalf of all John Crane entities - Creating conditions for success to enhance operational development with selected suppliers - Being accountable for a pool of suppliers requiring performance improvement - Measuring, monitoring, and enhancing the performance of assigned suppliers to meet John Crane's needs Qualifications required for this role include: - 5 - 10 years of relative experience - Ability to solve problems using methodologies like 8D, PDCA, Ishikawa, 5 Whys, etc. - Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles - Fundamental project management skills - Ability to contribute to and extract data from processes like S&OP, Production Plans, MRP, workload evaluations, etc. - Effective communication and collaboration skills John Crane, a part of Smiths Group, values diversity and inclusivity through employee resource groups (ERGs) like Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. The company celebrates excellence with the Smiths Excellence Awards and Smiths Day, recognizing outstanding activities, individuals, and projects driving the business forward. Join John Crane for a rewarding career with competitive compensation and benefits, contributing to engineering a better future.,