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Industrial Engineer – Manufacturing Systems (Supplier Focus)
Duration: 1-year
Schedule: M-F; 40-hour work week (40% international travel)
Overview:
You will partner closely with cross-functional teams, enabling and guiding supplier improvement efforts broadly, and providing targeted hands-on support for priority situations as needed.
This role focuses on supplier production systems and capability building rather than site-based Industrial Engineering support or day-to-day quality escalation. You will operate across regions and cultures as part of day-to-day work, engaging effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders across different organizational contexts. Your work directly impacts supplier capability, execution predictability, and the long-term resilience of the supply chain.
Responsibilities:
• Improve supplier production systems by diagnosing constraints, stability issues, and capability gaps, and driving targeted improvement actions, covering topics such as capacity modeling, bottleneck/constraint analysis, flow and lead-time improvement, and KPI definition/operating routines
• Proactively evolve supplier capabilities, including production technologies and manufacturing methods, alongside capacity and system robustness
• Translate enterprise priorities into sequenced supplier development initiatives
• Convert hands-on improvement experience into standard work, playbooks, and training that scale across the organization
• Operate effectively in matrix organizations through sustained influence and technical credibility
• Balance selective hands-on execution with broader enablement through structured methods and guidance
Preferred Skills:
- Manufacturing & mechanical engineering experience in production environments
- Production optimization (throughput, capacity, flow)
- Process improvement & problem-solving (lean, root cause)
- Data-driven analysis (KPIs, efficiency metrics)
Qualifications:
• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Significant professional experience delivering measurable improvements in production systems, operations, or supplier capability in high-complexity industrial environments
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data, analytics, and emerging digital/AI-based tools to support decisions and performance discussions
• Ability to document methods clearly and enable others through coaching and training
• Ability to operate effectively in matrix organizations through collaboration and influence
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 40% (travel varies by supplier priorities and project phase)