Supplier Development
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Supplier Development Leader
What You Will Do
As a Supplier Development Leader, you will play a key role in enhancing supplier performance across quality, delivery, capacity, cost and sustainability. Working within our Global Supply Chain organisation, you will partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement, ensure supplier readiness for new product introductions, and support operational excellence across our manufacturing network. This is a hybrid role based in Manchester with regular UK and international travel to supplier locations.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary plus bonus plan
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee referral scheme
- Employee discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounts on Johnson Controls products
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Supportive, collaborative and safety-driven culture
How You Will Do It
- Lead supplier development and improvement projects focused on quality, delivery, capacity and operational performance.
- Drive supplier readiness for new product introductions using APQP, PPAP and risk management methodologies.
- Conduct supplier audits, capability assessments and capacity reviews to validate manufacturing processes and scalability.
- Develop and monitor supplier KPIs, ensuring corrective actions and improvement plans are implemented effectively.
- Facilitate root cause analysis and structured problem-solving activities to resolve quality and delivery issues.
- Support supplier onboarding, qualification and ongoing performance management activities.
- Partner with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to achieve business objectives.
- Promote lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement practices throughout the supplier network.
- Travel to supplier locations as required to conduct assessments, reviews and development activities.
What We Are Looking For
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations Management or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering or Supply Chain within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, control plans and problem-solving methodologies.
- Experience conducting supplier audits and driving performance improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
- Strong project management, analytical and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Willingness to travel regularly within the UK and internationally.
Beneficial
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Lead Auditor qualification.
- Experience supporting global supplier networks.
- Knowledge of sustainability, ESG or responsible sourcing programmes.
- Experience within HVAC, industrial manufacturing, automotive or engineered products sectors.
This role offers the opportunity to influence supplier performance on a global scale, supporting innovation, operational excellence and sustainable growth across Johnson Controls' worldwide supply chain network.
About Us
Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings
Your buildings have a purpose.
They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission.
This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet.
At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.
