Richard Gray Vreeland

Supply Chain & Quality Manager @Airbus

Herndon, VA, US

Ensure maturity and robustness of suppliers’ manufacturing and supply chain processes to avoid supply failures.Drive continuous improvement of Supply Chain related performances for deliveries of supplied products.Review supplier capacity and capability to secure ramp-up period as well as Airbus industrial objectives (major planning changes, ramp down, etc.).Monitor and analyze performance through Key Performance Indicators and organizing the surveillance of the suppliers through audits, assessments, recovery plan and mission, CID (Corrective, Improvement, Development) and industrial risks management with internal and external concerned parties.Initiate and organize suppliers’ ramp-up capacity and capabilities assessments in order to secure ramp-up or major planning changes.Monitor major industrial risks, major changes (industrial transfers, major planning changes) and supporting design changes on an industrial point of view in order to protect Airbus operations.Initiate and follow recovery plans with suppliers in case of delivery performances degradation to ensure deliveries are back to Airbus requirements.Manage suppliers\' preventive/corrective action plans so achievements are at the expected level in terms of end results.Prepare and support regular management reviews (PRM, Industrial Senior Management Meeting, and Quality Supply Chain Meetings) with suppliers to review regularly delivery and supply chain performances and ensuring that preventive/corrective & improvement actions are continuously undertaken.Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, such as MFT leaders, Programs and FALs (communication, customer / supplier relation & meetings, improvement actions).