With the global procurement team, lead efforts in identifying, evaluating, quoting, and selecting suppliers for purchased parts.
Act as a liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Suppliers to successfully match Clarience Technologies' BU needs with suppliers' capabilities.
Participate in new product development and product life cycle management teams - directly responsible for purchased components (understand function, identify, and document critical performance characteristics, develop performance specifications)
Responsible for the quality of purchased parts and services from suppliers. Requests, reviews, and approves PPAP's. Works directly with suppliers to resolve any quality issues that may arise during production.
Monitor supplier performance and provide feedback to suppliers.
Lead re-sourcing efforts in support of corporate quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
Additional duties as assigned.
NPI Support
Provide support to the Project Engineer leading the NPI teams.
Be the liaison between the Clarience team and suppliers.
Provide regular updates regarding status of purchased part development.
Provide regular updates on the PPAP status of purchased parts.
Correlate supplier documents (Control Plan, PFMEA, Process Flow Diagram) to pertinent drawing requirements
Supplier Relationship Management
Establish relationships with various suppliers across all commodities/categories.
Provide engineering/technical support to the supplier during the development of new custom and outsourced finished parts.
This includes supporting plastic injection molding, die casting, coatings, outsourced lamps, wiring/harnessing, and electronics components & assemblies.
Work together with the Global Commodity/Category teams to help source parts at the appropriate supplier from a technical perspective.
Help perform/coordinate supplier audits and/or self-assessments, to assure that the suppliers are capable of producing various parts per the drawing/technical requirements.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S):
High School Diploma
Undergraduate degree in Engineering or a related discipline preferred
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):
5-10+ years' experience in a quality, supplier quality, or similar role
Experience operating in a global organization.
Effective communication skills
Ability to demonstrate strong problem resolution skills
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
First 6 -12 months : Extensive travel globally
After the first year: 50% travel
Due to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) requirements, all candidates must be presently classified as a "US Person" which includes: a United States citizen; a permanent legal resident (green card holder); or a protected individual (refugee/asylum status)
Clarience Technologies is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce.