Supplier Innovation Engineer
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Job Summary
The Supplier Innovation Engineer partners closely with industry ecosystem strategic suppliers and internal crossfunctional teams to enable new technologies reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and strengthen supplier manufacturing capability capacity quality sustainability and resilience. This role sits at the intersection of supply chain engineering and operations driving innovation across the supplier ecosystem to support long-term business growth and competitiveness.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with supplier-facing leadership using data structured problem-solving and collaboration to translate emerging technologies into scalable cost-effective and resilient supply chain solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Technology Enablement & Innovation
Partner with suppliers to evaluate pilot and scale new technologies processes and materials that improve cost performance quality and time-to-market
Serve as a technical interface between suppliers and internal engineering manufacturing quality and procurement teams
Identify and drive supplier-led innovation opportunities aligned with product and supply chain roadmaps
Lead initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership through design-for-manufacturability process optimization automation yield improvement and lifecycle cost analysis
Evaluate trade-offs across cost quality risk sustainability and scalability to inform sourcing and technology decisions
Support should-cost modeling and fact-based negotiations through deep technical and process understanding
Assess and improve supplier capacity scalability and technical readiness to support current and future business demand
Drive initiatives to improve supplier operational maturity including process capability equipment readiness workforce skills and digitalization
Partner with supply chain and operations teams to strengthen supplier resilience including dual sourcing risk mitigation and recovery planning
Collaborate with suppliers and internal quality teams to improve process capability reduce variability and prevent escapes
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for systemic supplier issues
Promote continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma SPC) across the supplier base
Support supplier sustainability initiatives related to environmental impact energy efficiency waste reduction and responsible sourcing
Work closely with engineering manufacturing quality procurement finance and program management teams to align priorities and execution
Communicate complex technical and supply chain topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Influence to drive alignment and results across organizational boundaries
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain Operations or a related technical field
5 years of experience in supply chain engineering manufacturing engineering supplier development or related roles
Experience working directly with suppliers on technical operational or cost-reduction initiatives
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in Engineering Supply Chain or Business (MBA)
Experience introducing new manufacturing technologies or processes into production
Background in cost modeling should-cost analysis or value engineering
Experience in complex global supply chains sourcing and R&D partnerships
Key Competencies
Supplier collaboration and influencing
Systems thinking and end-to-end supply chain perspective
Technical depth with business judgment
Structured problem solving and continuous improvement
Change leadership and execution focus
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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