Supplier Quality Development Leader - Configured Systems

Roles and Responsibilities

• Identify, deploy, and communicate the network of SQ contact points for each Configured Systems sub-commodity.
• Set up data-driven operating rhythm to review, challenge, and support qualification needs, gaps, roadblocks, and planning.
• Actively participate in Strategic Sourcing commodity reviews. Ensure Quality risks, qualification needs, budget constraints & expertise gaps are known and addressed for new product qualifications and/or new suppliers’ introduction.
• Align with Engineering Leaders in identifying and leading supplier development programs to continuously improve supplier performance and improve supplier base.
• Work closely with Strategic Sourcing Global Commodity Leaders to identify and assess new supplier opportunities.
• Support Quality Value Streams initiatives and proactively identify and execute process simplification ideas to improve quality and efficiency.
• Support Global Configured Systems SQ Leader to develop and drive qualification standard (to include improved NPI performance) to improve supplier performance, leveraging the development of a supplier read across program within supply base.
• Support Global Configured Systems SQ Leader and Regional SQ Managers in planning of a proactive global audit program to reduce & eliminate product and process risk & customer and factory escapes.
• Support Global Configured Systems SQ Leader and Regional SQ Managers to develop the team capability: manage team expertise pool, identify gaps, define training programs.
• Train and deploy SQE resources to execute SDR and NCR resolution, coach critical RCAs/RCIs, support qualification and other SQ development activities.
• Ensure that the residual risks after First Part Qualifications are completed are mitigated by Supplier Quality Engineers in the project execution phase by setting up the adequate manufacturing surveillance level.
• Drive activities to create the second-level work instructions and guidelines facilitating the implementation of global product qualification process.
• Ensure that for all key processes and products Standard Product Qualification Requirements are defined and effectively deployed.
• Establish and maintain the Product Qualification trackers and organize the regular status review and reports to the leadership.
• Audit product qualification records in the Supplier Management tool and escalate if they are not properly maintained and compliant to the sourcing processes.
• Ensure best practices and lessons learned are captured and shared across different commodities, regions, and suppliers.
• Be active member of Sourcing lean, deflation and cost out initiatives.
• Help the team identified correct Engineering contact points and ensure resources are pulled in as needed to support qualification and development activities.
• Coach critical Root Cause Analysis when issues arise, drive preventative actions that ensure issues do not reoccur.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Design or Quality Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Work experience in quality, operations/supply chain or project management
• Must be able to travel 25%
• Fully fluent in English language

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in HRSG, MSD and/or BoP product scope or similar, with proficiency to understand technical drawings, specifications, and standards
• Experience working within complex, multi-site, multi-region organizations
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate across all organizational levels, departments, and functions
• Highly developed safety, compliance, quality, and lean mindset
• Humble, open, collaborative, and continuously learning
• Proficient with Lean Six Sigma DMAIC, 8D, or other Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis techniques
• Experience interfacing with customers and senior leaders
• Willingness to travel to supplier and customer sites when such need arises