Supplier Development Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Payrate: $52.00 - $53.00/hr.

• Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational and federal policies and standards.
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.
• Assesses the supplier quality and ensures that all the products are free from defects and are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and legal standards.

• Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners.
• Level Working Knowledge:

• Documents and pursues results of reference calls or other sources for a specific supplier.
• Participates in selecting and certifying a specific supplier and/or product.
• Assists with the steps and procedures for supplier certification.
• Researches several types of sources of information for a supplier's or a product's reputation.
• Assesses a product or service using pre-defined evaluation criteria.

• Years of experience: 5-7 years
• Degree requirement: BS Degree; Associate Degree with 10 years; Masters – 3 years

• Supplier Management
• Problem Solving
• Ability to multitask

• EtQ (PPAP, NCM, PCM, deviations)
• Print Reading
• Root cause analysis
• Excel analysis reports
• Power BI
• Statistical SPC
• APQP
• Procurement
• Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) knowledge
• Six sigma, lean

• (Strong communication (interpersonal and group setting)
• Organization & Time Management
• Self-Starter with minimal supervision
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Has sense of responsibility