The company is looking to improve the quality of its raw materials and purchased parts, ensure suppliers meet quality, quantity, and cost requirements, and drive continuous improvement in its supply chain to meet business metrics and performance goals.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of measurement and statistical process control techniques.
- Hands-on experience and demonstrated success in the application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
- High proficiency in Microsoft (Excel, Work, PowerPoint, BI tools), SQL data queries. etc is preferred
- Advanced Problem Solving (Six Sigma Black Belt) certification is highly desirable.
- ASQ (CQE, CQM, Lead Assessor) Certifications highly desirable
- Ability to systematically gather/analyze data to make decisions and provide recommendations that solve problems and prevent recurrence.
- Proven success in the use of and mentoring of Problem-Solving methods.
Responsibilities
- Drives supplier onboarding /auditing and improving supplier performance including quality through Score Card.
- Works with sourcing team and procurement team ensuring raw materials quality supports supply chain strategies and objectives.
- Assures that purchased parts and assemblies are tooled and processed to meet optimum quality, quantity, and cost requirements.
- Provides subject matter expertise in the use of quality/business tools, techniques, and methodologies.
- Utilizes advanced problem-solving tools to lead the implementation of continuous improvement activities that directly impact business metrics and performance.
- Rapidly responds to and addresses supplier quality and performance issues that are impacting daily manufacturing operations utilizing a corrective action process.
- Coordinates efforts required to develop, implement, and verify manufacturing control systems at suppliers.
Other
- BS Degree in Quality, Engineering, or Business.
- A minimum of five (5) years Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, or Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to teach problem-solving and quality system management practices.
- Prior experience in Supply chain function of procurement and or sourcing is highly desired
- Ability to effectively communicate/work with and influence all levels of an organization, both internally and externally.
