HUB Supplier Development Engineer – Metal Fabrication

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The Opportunity

Balance cost and quality within the assigned category by implementing proactive quality assurance processes to ensure optimal quality and delivery performance across the regional supply base. Lead supplier assessment activities manage supplier development initiatives oversee the parts approval process and drive continuous improvement in supplier performance in alignment with the HUB Category Strategy.

How Youll Make the Impact

Supplier qualification

• Support supplier qualification process in SAP Ariba through supplier qualification assessment
• Provide qualification recommendation to Category teams from Supplier Quality perspective major focus on Metal Fabrication
• Consolidate HUB level supplier on-site audit needs and reflect into annual BU supplier audit plan
• Conduct the required supplier on-site audits including special process audit (Welding Painting NDT and QMS) reporting and corrective action follow-up

Supplier development

• Lead supplier development initiatives for the potential new/existing suppliers in the category major focus on Metal Fabrication
• Provide suppliers with training on quality management tools category relevant best practices and standards
• Collaborate with the suppliers to address specific process and quality control challenges Supplier parts quality approval
• Lead the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) including the coordination of activities with the Factory Quality and Technology/Engineering for new supplier/parts
• Work with the suppliers having process improvement opportunities to complete the PPAP process successfully.
• Support suppliers with corrective action identification guidance with best practice sharing Supplier performance monitoring and evaluations
• Consolidate supplier performance indicators to identify the low performing suppliers within the category.
• Review and align with Category managers and factories on the Top Concern Suppliers for the category and identify their improvement areas.
• Lead the planning coordination and reporting of the Supplier Performance Evaluation (SPE) process
• Analyze SPE evaluations and identify suppliers as potential for the supplier performance improvement initiative

Supplier performance improvement

• Lead supplier performance improvement projects with identified top concern suppliers to recover the

suppliers performance

• Lead the resolution process for the escalated non-conformities from factories with the respective supplier

Process leadership and continuous improvement

• Take the process ownership of the supplier management processes at HUB level
• Monitor implementation of the supplier development and quality assurance processes in the HUB
• Drive continuous improvement of related procedures and LECI definitions at the HUB level.
• Drive HUB level trainings on Supplier development and quality assurance processes and tools
• Participate in global/regional quality and continuous improvement projects and execute the supply-chain quality/development related processes/tasks.

Your Background

• Degree in Engineering
• Conversational English required
• Experience in quality assurance supplier development or engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills capable of interacting with suppliers and cross-functional teams effectively.
• Willingness to travel regionally to conduct supplier assessments audits and RCA
• Knowledge on Welding Painting NDT and Mechanical Drawings.

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