Global Sourcing Engineer

A Brief Summary Of This Position

The primary function of this position is to develop and implement sourcing processes, supplier metrics and scorecards, and improve supplier (internal and external) quality systems. This position is responsible for ensuring the quality management system and sourcing processes are being followed by the external suppliers, internal Operations, and internal sourcing professionals to ensure quality products are delivered safely, at a low cost, and on time to our customers.

Essential Functions

• Work with the Manufacturing teams to establish, implement, and maintain the Quality Management System.
• Develop training to facilitate sourcing and supplier quality processes.
• Interface with product engineering, sales, marketing, process engineering, legal and operations to ensure transfer to production of new products that are in accordance with approved data.
• Manage suppliers’ performance and conduct audits to ensure timely resolution of supplier failures, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Visit suppliers and dealers to complete site audits and to analyze processes as well as address quality issues and report findings.
• Determine corrective and preventive actions.
• Hold suppliers accountable to executing the actions required to meet expectations.
• Identify and provide leadership in make versus buy evaluations and discussions with engineering, legal, operations, commercial, etc.
• Support quality teams to ensure products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management systems.
• Analyze corrective and preventive actions to respond to customer complaints, shortages and warranty claims.
• Support Operations, Quality Technicians, Reliability and Manufacturing Engineering by creating and maintaining divisional quality documentation, such as quality manuals, work procedures, control plans, etc.
• Design quality tools, processes (preferably poke-yoke) and ensure implementation on the production floor or by suppliers.
• Develop and enforce supplier agreements incorporating terms and conditions, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, and audit rights.
• Supplier Terms and Conditions: Quality Standards, Delivery & Lead Time, Pricing & Cost Control, Warranty & Liability, Confidentiality, Intellectual Property, Audit Rights, Termination Clause, Negotiation Framework, Risk Mitigation, Volume Discounts & Incentives, Dispute Resolution, Continuous Improvement Expectations.

Required Qualifications Of Every Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years relevant experience OR Associate’s degree with 7+ years relevant experience OR 9+ years of relevant experience
• Five years of work experience in a Sourcing or Engineering position; preferably as a commodity manager, sourcing engineer, or sourcing quality
• Three years minimum experience working within a global Manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated abilities in quality assurance and manufacturing functions, specifically in lean manufacturing, mathematics, statistics, engineering, graphics, and procedural documentation
• A strong understanding of trigonometry and data analysis
• Ability to provide the needed pro-active, quality-related activities to assure the engineering specifications, process requirements, and quality objectives for materials, parts, and products are consistently met at a minimum cost to the company
• Ability to ensure quality management processes are being utilized by visiting and qualifying suppliers
• Research, develop and recommend quality assurance improvement processes
• The commitment to earn the Quality Engineer certification from the ASQ (American Society for Quality) within two years of accepting the position and maintain active status
• Experience with supplier scorecards and supplier development
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology
• Experience working with UL, CSA, CE, ETC, CCC, ISO, and QS standards
• Master’s Degree
• Fluent in Russian, Portuguese, Chinese or Spanish

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Equal Opportunity Employer

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.