Supplier Development Leader
Job Number: 9767
External Description:
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.
About This Role:
Executes supplier readiness, recovery, and improvement initiatives across assigned suppliers. This role works directly on-site with suppliers to eliminate constraints, validate capacity, drive corrective actions, and build the operational capability needed for sustained performance.
This is a senior technical role focused on execution excellence, hands-on assessment, and transformation of supplier processes
Job Description:
Supplier Assessment & Diagnostics
Conduct supplier capacity, capability, and readiness assessments across staffing, equipment, tooling, process stability, layout, flow, and quality systems.
Validate production capacity, real throughput vs. quoted capacity, bottlenecks, and production allocation.
Readiness & Recovery Execution
Execute structured RCA, 5-Why, fishbone, PFMEA reviews, and corrective action implementation.
Lead on-site activities to support capacity expansion, process optimization, and throughput improvements.
Track and verify closure of recovery actions and readiness deliverables.
Support readiness for NPI milestones, volume ramps, and technology changes.
Operational Improvement & Capability Building
Deploy Lean tools (5S, flow optimization, standard work, visual management) at supplier sites.
Support dual sourcing, alternate supplier qualification, and footprint diversification.
Partner with supplier leadership to establish sustainable systems and controls preventing issue recurrence.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Supplier Analytics/Performance teams to interpret early warning signals and capacity risk indicators.
Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Materials, and Strategic Sourcing to ensure alignment between readiness work and supplier performance goals.
Provide technical insights into sourcing decisions and supplier onboarding.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree
7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, or Operations
3+ years of experience in production processes, capacity modeling, process flow, and operational diagnostics
Ability to travel up to 25-50% of the time
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree
Engineering or Supply Chain degree preferred (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Systems) or equivalent experience.
Experience working directly on the supplier shop floor and leading change in difficult environments.
Skilled in RCA, Lean tools, process improvement, and readiness criteria execution.
Strong execution discipline, resilience, and the ability to drive sustained change.
Benefits:
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
- Retirement benefits
- Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here: Work With Us | Carrier Corporate The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Pay Range:
The annual salary for this position is $120,000–$168,000. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date. Job Posting Date: 02/24/2026
Job Number: 30199838
Community / Marketing Title: Supplier Development Leader
Location_formattedLocationLong: North Carolina, US