Supplier Quality Engineer

Title : Supplier Quality Engineer

Location : Michigan, 6360, United States

Job Summary :

• Quality Key Contact and Account owner for assigned suppliers / commodities.
• Conduct Quality Management System Audit, Process Audit and Product Audit to Support Supplier Selection and Approval Process.
• Conducts supplier quality audits of potential new suppliers and current suppliers : Quality Management System, Process Audit and Product Audit.
• Training Expert and Owner of Supplier Onboarding Process for Quality (Supplier Quality Manual, PPAP workbook, SQE procedure, SCAR).
• Executes a supplier improvement strategy for the organization.
• Support Supplier Cost related Improvement Workshops in collaboration with Procurement.
• Owner of the APQP Process with assigned suppliers / commodities :
• Act as Quality voice in Technical and Feasibility review with supplier.
• Responsible for PPAP process and approval with Suppliers.
• Drive Supplier Quality issues, Complaint Handling / Problem Solving (8D's) / Chargeback process.
• Define and drive Supplier Improvement Plans, Supplier Escalation Process (e.g. Focus Supplier Programs)
• Organize and Perform Suppliers Quality Scorecard Reviews, Complaint reviews and other management reviews.
• Participates in Supplier Transitions, New Product Development (NPD) and Cost Reduction Projects with responsibility for successful supplier quality performance.
• Communicates supplier performance to the organization and supply chain base by maintaining supplier quality performance data and metrics.
• Leads team with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supplier on root cause analysis for quality issues on purchased products.
• Executes improvement and maintenance plans for Supplier Quality processes and documents (Supplier Quality Manual, Supplier Assessment, Process Audits, Corrective Action Process, Supplier Assessment Surveillance, etc.).
• Travel to assigned suppliers, as necessary (domestic and international). Up to 50% travel