Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Industrial Machinery
Type
Salary
$105,000 - $190,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-01-20
Responsibilities
- Develop global supplier development systems and processes.
- Manage supplier development activities for special process commodities.
- Create supplier capability and technology road maps in collaboration with commodity managers.
- Act as primary technical liaison between suppliers and internal teams.
- Assess suppliers’ production capabilities and processes for inclusion in commodity strategy.
- Streamline full value chain for lead time reduction and production optimization.
- Conduct supplier diagnostic processes to identify and remedy failure modes.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing or supply chain engineering.
- Expertise in root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques.
- Proven capabilities in manufacturing process improvement.
- Experience assessing supplier capabilities and influencing commodity strategies.
- Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and advanced metrology.
- Ability to travel domestically 40-50% of the time.
