Senior Engineer, Supplier Development

Duties & Responsibilities

• Partner directly with suppliers to ensure right first-time deliveries (zero escapes)
• Perform supplier surveillance and process assessments and / or audits to evaluate supplier’s capability to meet VG Quality requirements
• Lead Quality for applicable Procurement Status Report (PSR) activities
• Engage and support applicable Material Requisition (MR) and technical specification reviews
• Cook with Engineering to assign MR Quality Levels, define Quality Plans
• Support deployed inspection resources, take actions based on inspection results
• Lead and conduct pre-inspection meetings at key supplier locations
• Manage and issue inspection releases as needed
• Ensure key / critical packages are Go-no-go ready before sail-away
• Conduct minimum FAI / delta FAI qualifications prior to initial supplier deliveries
• Cook with supplier Kick off Meetings to validate ITPs / process controls in place
• Interface directly with procurement, materials management / VGOS, VG sites, etc. to address potential supplier escapes (in transit, receiving, installation, etc.)
• Generate and manage Supplier Non-conformance reports and Corrective action request to ensure timely issue resolution and recurrence prevention, respectively
• As part of the Supplier Zero Defect Program (ZDP) report and track all supplier escapes, audit findings, and associated COPQ
• Develop a data based ZDP improvement plan for key and critical suppliers
• Promote the VG Quality culture with suppliers

Qualifications

• Required experience: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality / procurement
• Experience with auditing, RCA (A3, 8D) and risk assessment methodologies
• Thorough understanding of the Oil and Gas / LNG liquefaction business, industry codes, standards, regulatory bodies, industry standards (ie ISO, API Q2), etc.
• Internal or lead auditor certified
• ASQ CQE, Greenbelt, or Black Belt certification a plus
• Exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience supporting / leading small teams of third-party inspection resources
• Experience with Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, Projects, Powerpoint, etc.)
• Willingness to travel as needed to VG and supplier facilities
• Ability to obtain a TWIC Card