.**Date Posted**:2024-08-29**Country**:Mexico**Location**:17th Floor Torre Magenta, Paseo de la Reforma 284, Colonia Juarez, Distrito Federal, CP 06600, Mexico**Position Role Type**:Unspecified**Who are we?**Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry.We dedicate our capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solving customers' toughest challenges and meeting the demands of the global market.**Associate Director, M6, Supplier Performance & Development (Hybrid in Mexicali)**- Plans, organizes, directs and reports all activities and matters relating to supplier performance. Evaluates supplier performance, management, capacity and production readiness.- Assesses supplier qualifications including training and certifications.- Elaborates supplier development plans and works in collaboration with the supplier to ensure best performance is achieved.- Guides the development and implementation of new processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems.- Evaluates critical business wide metrics and leads cross-functional work teams to significantly increase effectiveness of supply chain initiatives in a timely manner.- Interfaces with leadership within Supply Chain Management, Engineering, and Operations across organization and external customers to communicate and improve supplier development strategy and performance.- Owns the execution of long-term strategy (e.G., more than 3 years) and operational direction, typically for an entire region, country, product or business of considerable size and scope.**Level Description**- Owns the establishment and execution of short- to medium-term operational plans (e.G., less than 1 year to 1-2 years) for the organization. Problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis.- Owns the execution of long-term strategy (e.G., more than 3 years) and operational direction, typically for an entire region, country, product or business of considerable size and scope.- Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership.**Problem Solving & Complexity**Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, where information is typically difficult to obtain. Conducts extensive investigation to understand the root cause of problems. Problems are typically difficult and often complex. Problems typically involve consideration of multiple sites, geographies, products or customers. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues. Responsible for improving upon entire processes or systems, leveraging past experiences and/or in-depth understanding of best practices in the marketplace that may improve the competitive position of the organization