Supplier Development Engineer
About the role
Sportech is a rapidly growing company in Elk River, MN, seeking talented individuals to join a values-based team. The company designs, manufactures, and assembles cab components and systems for various industries including powersports, golf and turf, industrial, and agricultural.
Responsibilities
- Improve Supplier Performance and Support Supplier Activities
- Collaborate with Operations, Quality Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, and New Product Development
- Increase PPAP approval rate, lower scrap dollars, and make recommendations for improvements
- Establish regular communication cadence and support improved or expanded supplier capabilities
- Select, on-board, train, track, and develop the supply base
- Communicate significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities with the supply base and ensure timely resolution
- Support supplier inspection and testing of materials, parts, and products to ensure adherence to standards
- Support supplier metrics – scrap dollars, percent credit recovery, OTD, and responsiveness
- Oversee supplier approval process – assessments, audits, and approval for purchased products and components
- Maintain trip reports, open action lists, and improvement plans
- Work with outside 3rd party inspection labs as required
- Lead, participate in, and champion continual improvement projects, kaizen events, and cost reduction programs with the supply base
- Travel to supplier locations as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Supplier Development or related discipline
- Strong manufacturing, process, quality systems, and root cause analysis experience
- Injection molding experience highly desired; metal fabrication & painting, electronics, and plastic extrusion knowledge appreciated
- Demonstrated experience in problem solving using formal methodologies (8D, A3 etc.)
- Demonstrated experience in supplier audits and selection
- Knowledgeable and hands-on experience in application of Lean and Six Sigma (or alternative advanced problem solving methods)
- Knowledge and application of AIAG quality tools (APQP: PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, etc.)
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to coach suppliers on latest revision of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances (GD&T)
- Demonstrated experience in Supplier Risk Management
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems (Epicor preferred)
- Travel Required up to 35%, will vary throughout the year based on need
Qualifications
Additional Preferred Requirements:
- Certification in Quality Management – ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
- ISO9001:2015 or IATF 16949:2016 Lead or Internal Auditor Certified
- Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
Skills
Knowledge and application of AIAG quality tools (APQP: PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, etc.), Lean and Six Sigma (or alternative advanced problem solving methods), and ISO9001:2015 or IATF 16949:2016 Lead or Internal Auditor Certified.
Benefits
Includes medical, dental, and vision plan options, short-term and long-term disability benefits, basic life insurance and voluntary life insurance, hospital indemnity plans, pet insurance, and legal/identity theft services. Also includes a 401k plan with up to a 4% employer match, paid company holidays, paid vacation, and paid volunteer time. Sportech Learning Academy (SLA) offers courses focused on personal and professional growth and development for employees, and tuition reimbursement options for courses completed outside of Sportech.
Pay
Sportech offers a reasonable and good-faith estimate for the range of new hire compensation at the time of posting for this position is between $80,000 - $90,000 annually. Pay may also include variable compensation from time to time such as overtime for non-exempt positions, shift differential for specific shifts, and/or bonus targets (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).