Job Description Summary

The Supplier Quality Manager demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. As Supplier Quality Manager you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, be involved in long-term planning, contribute to the overall strategy, and manage complex issues within functional areas of expertise. In this role, you will lead a team of Supplier Quality Engineers in their execution of supplier development and monitoring activities.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the Americas Region SPRM & Controls Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) activities in support of the Gas Power business.
• Lead and coach team with a focus on a culture of people development, flexibility, capability growth and effective collaboration
• Assign work activities and provide direction for employees and assist in their professional and technical development
• Manage SQE resources to provide technical guidance to a EUROPE Region supplier base to assure product and process compliance with engineering drawings and specifications
• Facilitate the engagement of other global supplier quality resources to meet business and customer needs
• Manage the supplier qualification process and supplier surveillance process
• Work effectively with commercial, sourcing, engineering and manufacturing teams to eliminate any barriers that may affect the quality and delivery of sourced components
• Monitor supplier non-conformance performance, and drive root-cause analyses, corrective actions and process improvements to reduce the escaping defects and cost of failure.
• Actively participate in supplier recovery efforts by managing technical issue information, and ensuring SQE resources provide support for Cost of Failure Recovery
• Set team quality objectives and goals that are aligned with those of the business. Manage achievement of those objective through active KPI monitoring and initiatives development as needed
• Drive process consistency and adherence to Global Sourcing quality procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of sourcing or quality management experience
• Minimum of 3 years of people leader experience or demonstrated leadership experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% as required

Desired Qualifications

• Proven leadership ability, especially regarding performance development and coaching
• Certified RCA Leader
• Certified SRG Auditor
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

• Certified NDT Level III 

• Experience with manufacturing process control

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong financial, quantitative and data analysis skills
• Strong project management and process improvement skills
• Ability to motivate in a cross-functional, multi-site, team environment
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills

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