Joe Deleon

About Joe Deleon

I build teams that develop leaders. I create cultures openness and trust. I build prevention-based supplier quality systems that drive zero defects, stabilize mission-critical programs, and protect enterprise delivery commitments. My leadership spans global APQP implementation, corrective action transformation, and enterprise-level supplier performance recovery. I partner cross-functionally across engineering, operations, program management, and executive leadership to align supplier quality directly to program risk mitigation and long-term business strategy.

Experience

1. Supplier Quality Manager - Global Field Operations

   Boeing

   Dec 2024 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Led team responsible for supplier recovery across 25+ aerospace suppliers supporting multiple defense programs, mitigating delivery and quality risk impacting production schedules.•Implemented supplier recovery governance model (cadence, KPIs, escalation paths), improving delivery predictability, capacity alignment, and execution discipline.•Stabilized supplier performance across quality, delivery, and capacity metrics, reducing enterprise supply risk and protecting downstream manufacturing flow.•Provide executive‑level reporting on supplier health, recovery status, and residual risk to senior operations and program leadership.•Partner cross‑functionally with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Program Management to align recovery actions with demand signals and production priorities.•Achieved 100% Management Effectiveness score (2025 Boeing Employee Engagement Survey).

Education

• Webster University

  Master’s Degree, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management

  2014 — 2017

• Liberty University

  Doctor of Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

• LeTourneau University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Project Management
• Aircraft
• Catia
• Configuration Management
• Enovia
• Gd&T
• Matrixone
• Spc
• Continuous Improvement
• Six Sigma
• Root Cause Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Engineering
• Corrective Action
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Kaizen
• Value Stream Mapping
• Composites
• Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier Quality
• Management
• Systems Engineering
• Supply Management
• Teamcenter
• Engineering Management
• Quality Assurance