Serve as a consultative resource and collaborative partner to both customers and suppliers to ensure all needs and expectations are understood and addressed
Process PPAP submissions to enable timely new product shipments
Handle tactical quality issues with assigned suppliers
Review Corrective Action submissions to verify root cause analysis is complete and measures are taken to eliminate future reoccurrence
Respond to customer inquiries in a timely, accurate and consultative manner
Conduct supplier quality performance analysis and proactively provide insightful information to the Buyer’s desk plan and the commodity team
Analyze and evaluate supplier PPM performance to provide optimal solution and/or recommendations for improvement
Provide quality performance data as required to enable the assessment of past performance, ensure continued efficiency and identify continuous improvement opportunities
Support Manufacturing by performing and/or coordinating the initial sort and/or inspection of suspect parts to maintain production goals
Issue Corrective Actions to suppliers for identified discrepant materials to ensure suppliers are notified of the issue and root cause analysis can be completed
Document materials rejected due to quality issue to maintain inventory accuracy in MRB
Verify the materials received correspond to the documentation provided with the shipment
Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards relative to warranty agreements
Maintain quality service by following organization standards.
Work directly with suppliers. Perform audits against standards and provide analysis and development plans to improve supplier performance.
To lead in all supplier qualification endeavors including on-site and virtual supplier quality audits, technical reviews and assessments. (process and product related)
Develop processes and systems with suppliers to assure maintenance/continual improvement of quality on current/service products from suppliers.
Handle tactical quality issues (spills, PPAP, etc) with assigned suppliers
Develop risk-based scheduling for proactive supplier evaluations.
Excel in a cross-functional team environment with buyers, commodity managers, R&D engineers, and current-product site Supplier Quality engineers.
Coach, mentor supplier quality engineers as well as suppliers and transfer technical knowhow
Manage projects necessary to execute continuous improvement plans in accordance with the commodity strategy
Drive PPC, Service Bulletin and Quality Alert efforts from containment to closure including field support

Requirements

Quality concepts: basic quality tools and problem solving techniques
Demonstrated knowledge regarding data models and data mining
Exposure to reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL, etc)
High competency in Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Access
Project management skills: training and successful use of tools
Demonstrated strong attention to detail ensuring records and data systems are current and accurate
Experience working between various functional areas in a manufacturing environment
Growing analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
Requires excellent communication skills
Intermediate level skills and demonstrated proficiency requirements include: Supplier Development Continuous Improvement

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
paid vacation
401k (up to 4% match)
Health Savings Account (with company contribution)
well-being program
product purchase discounts

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

PPAPCorrective Actionroot cause analysissupplier quality performance analysisPPM performance analysisquality performance dataengineering drawings interpretationrisk-based schedulingSupplier DevelopmentContinuous Improvement

Soft Skills

consultative resourcecollaborative partnerattention to detailcommunication skillscoachingmentoringproject managementanalytical skillscross-functional teamworkproblem solving