Supplier Quality Leader

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Transform the everyday with us!

We are looking for a Supplier Quality Leader. This position will be based in Peachtree Corners, GA. Remote work is possible for highly qualified candidates.

This role will be responsible for the leadership of Supplier Quality: defining, planning, initiation and control of supplier-related quality assurance and management activities.

You’ll make a difference with:

• Supplier performance leadership - Leading the supply base to required performance levels by developing supplier targets, analyzing supplier performance and cost of quality data, creating scorecards, and maintaining periodic supplier reviews for performance, maintenance, and improvement plans.
• Quality improvement and corrective action - Reducing supplier quality nonconformance costs by driving process improvement, tool modification, CAPA verification, product and process audits, Kaizen events, SIP initiatives, and effective corrective action for quality issues and non-conforming components.
• Supplier qualification and advanced planning - Leading technical design reviews with suppliers using APQP, communicating requirements and PPAP expectations, and qualifying supplier processes through process validation, first article review, measurement system analysis, PFMEA, control plans, Gage R&R, capability studies, metrology, and process monitoring.
• Problem solving and technical oversight - Leading 8D and RRCA problem-solving activities using systemic, logical, and sequential approaches while providing senior technical oversight for issue resolution, root cause analysis, and preventive and corrective action implementation.
• Supplier systems, audits, and reporting - Establishing and maintaining AssurX CATSWeb supplier usage and licensing, supporting plant and supplier training, preparing reports on supplier quality-system effectiveness, and participating in VDA, product and process, and CAPA verification audit programs.
• Cross-functional collaboration - Partnering with procurement, manufacturing plant quality teams, and engineering teams on supplier selection, make/buy input, preferred supplier identification, supplier categorization, general quality agreements, documentation optimization, and supplier-related quality metrics.
• Change control and product reliability - Implementing methods to inspect, test, and evaluate supplier processes, products, and production equipment for new projects, while ensuring effective change control and proactive communication with suppliers about design or process changes that could affect product quality.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience with the following:
  • Supplier Quality in the electro-mechanical industry, including plastic injection and metal stamping commodities.
  • Technical writing, verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills, and engagement with stakeholders and team members in remote locations.
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, general statistics, and supplier quality analysis.
  • Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Problem solving with strong attention to detail, critical thinking, analytical ability, task prioritization, and project management.
• 40% travel, both domestically and internationally; international travel experience and the capability to operate in foreign cultures required.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP proficiency.
• Certified Quality Auditor certification.
• Certified Quality Engineer certification or equivalent.
• Process Excellence certification, such as Six Sigma Black Belt.
• Self-motivated, high-energy, results-oriented team contributor with the ability to take initiative, work independently, communicate clearly, and present complex data in a coherent manner.

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

The pay range for this position is $94,207 - $161,498 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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