Supplier Quality Engineer - Senior

Basic requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree or above;
• At least 5 yeas working experience in supplier quality management in the Mechanics parts. (E.g. Machining, stamping, welding, assembly, casting, painting, plating, etc.) with a strong technical background
• Product and process auditing experience, management system auditing experience with ISO 9001
• Familiar with quality tools such as 8D, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC.
• Language requirements:  Fluent in both spoken and written language
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and can interface with many parties at all levels in an international and cross-cultural environment
• Good analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills accompanied by an excellent project management approach with strong stakeholder management capabilities
• Self-driven and self-motivated to learn and coach others to produce results
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (~ 30% of the time)

Add-ons that will make the application stronger:

• Certification within Lean and/or Six Sigma green belt
• Understand automotive industry quality practices such as VDA 6.3, IATF16949
• Strong background in mechanic engineering and/or material sciences

Role & Responsibility for SQM:

Optimize supplier base together with Sourcing department; According to the Global Supplier Quality Maturity Assessment requirements, determine the scope of the assessment and conduct a supplier maturity assessment; According to the annual audit plan, audit the key suppliers; Monitor and track the quality performance of the key suppliers, take timely actions to ensure supplier performance levels; During the development of new suppliers, conduct supplier audits and collaborate with the team to evaluate and score; As the owner of SQM CR, ensure the timeliness and quality of secondary supply development; During the development of product CR, complete the corresponding quality verification work on the supplier side; Cooperate with procurement and MM in ensuring timely delivery of suppliers; Responsible for guiding and verifying supplier CAPA when quality issues caused by supplier.

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