Supplier Quality Principal Engineer, Sales & Service
Waukesha, WI - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
The Supplier Quality Principal Engineer Sales & Service is a senior technical leader in supplier quality responsible for driving performance strategy and continuous improvement across a complex supplier portfolio.This role leads supplier selection qualification development and performance management while ensuring compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) and regulatory requirements.
Operating as a principal level individual contributor this role shapes supplier quality practices influences cross functional and business priorities and applies deep technical and business judgment to high impact decisions.
The Supplier Quality Principal Engineer partners closely with Sourcing Service Engineering Manufacturing and Product Management to deliver positive quality customer and total cost outcomes.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Drive supplier quality strategy and execution for assigned suppliers commodities or Services portfolios
- Lead supplier qualification selection and approval processes using structured risk assessment and compliance requirements
- Serve as Supplier Quality technical authority for Supplier Audits and Sales & Services areas
- Plan lead and approve supplier audits (qualification surveillance and special audits) and ensure effective followup of corrective actions
- Own supplier performance outcomes establish priorities and lead datadriven improvement plans using supplier scorecards and KPIs
- Lead complex root cause investigations and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) activities to drive sustainable systemic improvements
- Influence Supplier Quality policies standards and best practices shaping functional processes and ways of working
- Partner with senior stakeholders across functions to reduce Cost of Quality and improve customer experience
- Coach and mentor Supplier Quality Engineers and act as an escalation point for technically complex or highrisk supplier issues
- Represent Supplier Quality in crossfunctional regional or global initiatives requiring strong technical credibility and leadership
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in: Engineering Logistics Business or another appropriate discipline
- 812 years of progressive experience in a regulated or complex industrial environment such as Supplier Quality Quality Engineering Manufacturing or Engineering
- Demonstrated expertise in supplier audits qualification performance management and regulatory compliance to 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485 standards
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change
- Strong analytical problemsolving and datadriven decisionmaking skills
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and/or internationally as required up to 30%.
Desired Characteristics
- Ability to shape the approaches and ways of working within role and with adjacent functions with measurable impact on quality efficiency and effectiveness
- Operate with autonomy under broad guidelines applying advanced evaluative judgment in highimpact situations
- Maintain awareness of industry trends regulatory requirements and emerging best practices contributing to strategy and policy development
- Possess a strong business acumen understanding how supplier quality integrates with sourcing strategy product design manufacturing service and customer outcomes
- Highly effective communicator and influencer able to convey complex or sensitive information and build alignment across organizational boundaries
- Ability to lead complex initiatives with moderatetohigh organizational visibility and risk
Additional Information
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
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About Company
GE HealthCare provides digital infrastructure, data analytics & decision support tools helps in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients