Supplier Development Engineer

Supplier Development Engineer

Role Summary

The Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for supporting the development qualification and improvement of supplier capability and capacity in line with strategic business initiatives. The role focuses on improving supplier performance competitiveness quality delivery cost capacity process capability certifications and compliance.

Working closely with Procurement Quality Engineering Category Management and Divisional teams this position drives proactive supplier-development activities continuous improvement supplier readiness risk mitigation and long-term supplier partnerships. The role may also provide technical subject-matter expertise and support for reactive supplier-performance issues including critical root-cause corrective-action activities.

The Supplier Development Engineer Specialist supports supplier onboarding qualification capability evaluations supplier audits and improvement programs to help meet operational quality cost sustainability and supply-continuity objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Development and Performance Improvement

• Lead supplier-development initiatives to improve supplier quality delivery cost capacity certifications process development and compliance.
• Identify underperforming suppliers and establish structured improvement plans with defined key performance indicators.
• Support the development and qualification of key suppliers capability and capacity in support of strategic initiatives.
• Drive supplier continuous-improvement projects using Lean Six Sigma or similar methodologies.
• Provide supplier-development support for assigned Category Management and Divisional team initiatives.
• Act as a key escalation resource for supplier-performance issues and support critical root-cause corrective-action activities when required.

Supplier Assessment Qualification and Onboarding

• Conduct supplier assessments audits capability evaluations and PPAP reviews to support new supplier approvals and onboarding.
• Support supplier onboarding qualification and development programs.
• Evaluate supplier capability process readiness certifications and compliance against company requirements.
• Ensure suppliers meet applicable company standards regulatory requirements quality-system expectations and sustainability goals.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Procurement to support sourcing strategies and supplier segmentation.
• Work collaboratively with Procurement Quality Engineering Category Management and Divisional teams to support supplier-development priorities.
• Support Product Development Lifecycle activities including supplier-readiness activities and globalization/localization projects.
• Maintain clear open two-way communication with relevant internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with strategic and critical suppliers.

Supplier Risk and Supply Continuity

• Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks including quality supply continuity financial and regulatory risks.
• Support business-continuity and supply-chain-resilience planning.
• Contribute to proactive supplier-risk mitigation and supplier performance management activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in supplier development supplier quality procurement manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated leadership capability including experience leading initiatives influencing stakeholders or managing supplier-development activities.
• Strong knowledge of supplier performance management supplier capability improvement and continuous-improvement practices.
• Well versed in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Experience conducting supplier audits assessments capability evaluations and supplier-improvement projects.
• Strong communication negotiation relationship-management and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment involving Procurement Quality Engineering and business teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel to supplier sites as required.

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