Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Emerson
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Knoxville • Tennessee • United States
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About the role
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure products and services meet required industrial quality standards and defined specifications.
- Establish supplier quality targets and continuously evaluate performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement across quality, processes, cost, and productivity.
- Partner with suppliers to drive enhancements in in‑process quality, outgoing quality, and customer return performance.
- Lead Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) from initiation through closure, guiding root‑cause analysis and ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to resolve quality issues that could affect product delivery, reliability, or customer satisfaction, ensuring timely resolution.
- Work with commodity management to conduct supplier risk assessments and implement mitigation plans for critical suppliers.
- Plan and conduct supplier audits using the Emerson Supplier Audit Checklist (ESAC) and product audit methodologies to verify product, process, and quality system compliance, including cybersecurity requirements.
- Support external third‑party audits at supplier locations as needed.
- Support qualification of new suppliers and new parts to confirm readiness and conformance with quality requirements.
- Contribute to new product introduction (NPI) and risk‑mitigation initiatives to help suppliers meet product and service quality expectations.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive supplier quality strategy and improvement roadmap aligned with organizational goals.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional groups to define quality standards, processes, methodologies, and best practices.
- Identify, prioritize, and manage Quality Assurance activities based on project scope, risk, and organizational needs.
- Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in supplier quality and quality assurance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 7+ years experience in supplier quality management, with a proven track record in driving quality and process improvements
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and hands-on experience in leading and executing quality audits
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%, domestically
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without need for sponsorship now or in the future.
Benefits
- We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition
- Paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
- Vacation and holiday leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
supplier quality managementquality auditsroot-cause analysiscorrective actionspreventive actionsrisk assessmentssupplier qualificationproduct audit methodologiesquality assuranceprocess improvements
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillscross-functional teamworkstrategic planningperformance evaluationcustomer satisfaction focusadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in EngineeringISO 9001 certification