Supplier Quality Engineer (Hybrid)

Job Overview

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for conducting supplier audits, develop suppliers, resolve supplier and customer issues via 8D from vendors and support long-term performance of the supplier.
The Supplier Quality Engineer regularly interacts and communicates with Customers, Suppliers, Planning, Sales, Procurement/Commodity Management, Product Engineering, Product Management, and Finance

Job Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Support Quality Escalations from Components suppliers at our factories
• Work with suppliers and customers as needed for plant escalations to ensure that appropriate root cause, solution and verification takes place in timely and comprehensive manner.
• Conduct audits with critical suppliers to evaluate supplier performance and promote improvements.
• Work with suppliers to resolve issues identified in audits and reviews. 
• Train and up skill suppliers on quality standards, LEAN tools, TE requirements, best practices audit skills for tier 2 suppliers. 
• Collaborate and partner with suppliers to ensure the supplier:
• Adheres to quality standards
• Is held accountable for meeting TE requirements, KPIs, 
• Has strategic improvement plans in place
• Communicate with suppliers and internal groups. Modify communications and style to deal appropriately with various hierarchical levels and to suit the sensitivity of the topic.
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Qualifications

• Good English communication (written and oral)
   
• 5-8 years of experience and knowledge in the Quality profession (with Engineering related background)
• 8D (eight disciplines) problem solving for customers and suppliers required
• Demonstrated ability to deal with conflict to ensure proper execution of escalations from Plants and customer. 
• Robust Root cause and solution problem solving toolbox experience required

Competencies