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The role supports technical assessments, supplier and contractor qualification, audits, onboarding, and VSAC activities led by Supplier Quality, and coordinates clarification and deployment of project-specific requirements, risk-based verification activities, quality issues, and performance throughout project execution. The position reports functionally to the Regional Supplier Quality Manager and works under the project direction of the assigned Project Quality Managers.\nResponsibilities:\nServe as the primary Supplier Quality focal point for suppliers and contractors with direct-to-site deliveries across assigned projects.\nSupport technical assessments, supplier and contractor qualification, audits, onboarding, and VSAC activities led by Supplier Quality, providing project-specific technical, quality, risk, and performance input and recommendations for reassessment, requalification, additional audits, or increased surveillance.\nCoordinate supplier and contractor induction and project-specific quality workshops with Project Quality, Engineering, and Procurement to clarify technical specifications, quality requirements, documentation, inspection, and acceptance criteria, and confirm common understanding before execution.\nCoordinate supplier and contractor quality documentation, including ITPs, 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corrective actions, and open issues across assigned projects, and escalate significant risks, recurring issues, verification gaps, resource constraints, and non-compliant deliverables.\nCoordinate containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification for supplier and contractor quality issues, and prevent shipment release, acceptance, installation, or progression beyond defined Hold Points until required inspections, documentation, approvals, and acceptance criteria are satisfied.\nSupport incoming verification, installation readiness, commissioning, site acceptance, handover, and closeout activities related to supplier and contractor scope.\nMaintain required inspection, issue, performance, and project quality records, provide project execution feedback to Supplier Quality, and support targeted supplier and contractor development activities where performance gaps or project risks are identified, particularly for new suppliers.\nSupport lessons learned 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manufacturing, construction, commissioning, and active project-site environments.\nAbility to access operational and construction areas while using required personal protective equipment and complying with applicable HSE requirements.\n60-80% Project- and supplier-dependent; frequent domestic and international travel may be required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nQuality-related certification such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, CQE, Six Sigma, Lean, Welding, NDT, Inspection, or equivalent.\nExperience with direct-to-site deliveries, contractors, integrators, construction projects, industrial facilities, or mission-critical environments.\nExperience coordinating internal and third-party inspection resources.\nKnowledge of ISO 9001 and relevant EN, IEC, ASME, AWS, PED, or other applicable industry standards.\nAbility to work in supplier, contractor, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, and active project-site environments.\nAbility to access operational and construction areas while using 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From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. 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