At Milwaukee Tool, we are committed to driving innovation, operational excellence, and continuous growth. We are seeking a Supplier Development Analyst to strengthen our strategic supplier network by developing manufacturing capabilities, improving supplier performance, and ensuring long-term supplier readiness to support business growth.
This role serves as the key liaison between Procurement, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Operations, Supply Planning, and suppliers, leading cross-functional initiatives that improve supplier capability, capacity, quality, and delivery performance.
Key Responsibilities Assess supplier manufacturing capability, capacity, and operational maturity.
Validate supplier readiness for new product launches and engineering changes.
Identify manufacturing constraints and develop supplier capability roadmaps.
Lead supplier recovery and performance improvement initiatives.
Drive sustainable corrective actions and verify implementation effectiveness.
Improve supplier delivery, quality, and productivity performance.
Evaluate supplier capacity against future business demand.
Identify bottlenecks and support supplier expansion and localization activities.
Lead cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, SQE, Engineering, Operations, Supply Planning,



and suppliers.
Assess supplier risks related to capacity, quality, delivery, and business continuity, and develop mitigation plans.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
3–5 years of relevant manufacturing, supplier development, operations, quality, or engineering experience.
Advanced English proficiency.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Experience working with contract manufacturers.
Experience leading cross-functional continuous improvement projects.
Key Skills Manufacturing process knowledge (metals, plastics, electronics, machining, assembly, packaging)
Lean Manufacturing
Value Stream Mapping
Root Cause Analysis
Risk Analysis & Mitigation
Operational Excellence
Power BI and Excel
Statistical Analysis
Cost Analysis
Strategic Thinking
Influencing Skills
Change Management
Strong Ownership Mindset
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

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📌 Supplier Development Analyst II (Torreón)
🏢 Milwaukee Tool
📍 Torreón