Manager Supplier Engineering
Manager Supplier Engineering
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Job Description
Primary Function of the Position
Manage a team of Supplier Engineers with a focus on introducing new products into production and sustaining products already in production for the Multiport business unit. The successful candidate will have the ability to manage a team and interpret and solve complex issues associated with the supplier manufacturing process quality and business interrelationships. This person will develop supplier quality systems and manufacturing processes to sustain suppliers and parts effectively.
Essential Job Duties
Manage a team of supplier engineers in strategic supplier selection evaluation development and improvement with the goal of establishing and maintaining a highperforming longterm sustainable production supply chain.
- Develop and implement a robust longterm supplier strategy for the product family.
- Select and evaluate suppliers that fit the supplier strategy and influence critical partners to utilize and maximize the use of the Production supply base.
- Ensure suppliers are compliant with the Intuitive quality management system.
- Manage quality and drive the team in mitigating business risks and overcoming related challenges.
- Manage supplier relationships to partner with Intuitive and the supplier effectively.
- Help the team in completing the Production Part Qualification deliverables: pFMEA Special Process Validations FAI and Process Capability Investigation
- Help transfer of parts and suppliers throughout the product development life cycle
- Manage the planning and implementation of supplier change management projects using the Supplier Change Request process (SCR).
- Develop and use measurement techniques for supplier part quality capability cost capacity and delivery by creating metrics to establish if an action is required.
- Identify and investigate opportunities for cost reduction and/or quality improvement by collecting opportunities and creating tactics to present opportunities perform research and provide datadriven plans to management.
- Drive the supply base to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet Intuitives requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best practices in project management Six Sigma Lean SPC and negotiation.
- Review examine and close nonconformances and first article inspections by judging risk analyses and justifications establishing corrective and preventive actions at suppliers (SCAR) and looking for opportunities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence.
- Led the team in solving complex process issues in the manufacture of components and assemblies.
- Facilitate influence and work crossfunctionally to improve supplier engineering processes.
Qualifications :
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven ability to manage teams to solve complex technical and process problems
- Proven ability to hire highly capable staff and grow and mentor staff
- Proven ability in New Product Introduction and rapid scaling in production
- Outstanding deductive skills along with good judgment
- Proficient in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing techniques; certification preferred
- Proficient in pFMEA process validation route cause investigation inspection and test techniques
- Knowledge of document management systems and ERP Systems preferably Agile and SAP
- Knowledge of 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485 preferred
- Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing processes including comprehension of key input variables for quality cost and capacity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentations to executives
- Demonstrated Project Management skills
- Experience in a highvolume medical device company is a plus
- Ability to travel to suppliers on an asneeded basis domestic and international 25
Required Education and Training
- Minimum BS degree in engineering advanced degree preferred
- 8 or more years related experience in Manufacturing Operations Supplier Quality Supplier Development or related field with significant medical or medical device experience preferred
- Minimum 1 years of experience leading supplier development or supplier quality engineering teams or leadership of equivalent areas.
Additional Information :
Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19. Details can vary by role.
Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.
Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19. Details can vary by role.
Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.
Mandatory Notices
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.
We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
