Job Description Summary
Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including ensuring a strong and efficient interface between Strategic Sourcing and Engineering functions related to the referred commodities, to ensure adequate and reliable Qualification of processes and products at suppliers. This global role will contribute to the strategy of Strategic Sourcing by ensuring that Quality risks, Qualification gaps and resources are known and discussed as early as possible, allowing the business to make data driven, risk aware decisions. This role will plan, coordinate and track progress of Qualification across all segments, and make sure process adherence and compliance across the board. This role will set up a regular rhythm with local SQEs to ensure adequate progress of qualification and process adherence. Finally, this role will coach and train the global SQE network on the applicable processes and tools and ensure best practices and lessons learned at share across the different segments and commodities
The ultimate goal is to ensure efficient, reliable and on-time Qualification and Development in line with strategic and operational business objectives.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
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Includes both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development. Includes supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence. SQEs have various levels of differentiation which are related to level of technical understanding of engineering drawings and ability to manage vendors.
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Set up a data driven operating rhythm to review, challenge, and support qualification needs, gaps, roadblocks and planning. (ex.: Qualification Bowler)
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Actively participate in Blade, Blade Bars and Diaphragm Strategic Sourcing reviews. Ensure Quality risks, qualification needs, budget constraints & expertise gaps are known and addressed.
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Align with key commodity managers identifying and leading supplier development programs to continuously improve supplier performance and improve supplier base.
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Work closely with relevant Commodity Leaders identify and assess new supplier opportunities.
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Train and deploy SQE resources to address qualification and development activities.
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Actively participate and lead qualification activities for specific commodities.
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Ensure that the residual risks after Product Qualification is completed are mitigated by Supplier Quality Engineers in the project execution phase by setting up the adequate manufacturing surveillance level.
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Manage team expertise pool, identify gaps, define training programs.
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Monitor effectiveness of deployment of global sourcing directives for all product lines (turbines, generators, pumps, heat exchangers, project integration equipment and naval) and types of projects (new and service).
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Establish and maintain the Product Qualification tracker for the respective commodities and organize the regular status review and reports to the leadership.
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Audit product qualification records in the Supplier Management tool and escalate if they are not properly maintained and compliant to the sourcing directives.
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Ensure best practices and lessons learned are captured and shared across different commodities, segments and suppliers.
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Be active member of Sourcing lean, deflation and cost out initiatives.
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Be aware of Engineering contact points and ensure resources are pulled in as needed to support qualification and development activities.
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Supervise detailed Root Cause Analysis when issues arise, drive preventative actions that ensure issues do not reoccur.
Required Qualifications/Skills
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Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Design, Quality or Engineering
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10+ years experience in Manufacturing, Design, Quality, Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering or Strategic Sourcing.
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5+ years experience in leadership role
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Proficiency to read & understand technical drawings, specifications, and standards.
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Strong communication skills, comfortable to communicate at all levels, ability to focus key messaging when reporting to senior leadership.
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Strong skills for coaching, mentoring, and motivating the team with senior members.
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Experience in product data management and ERP tools.
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Flexibility and willingness to travel for supplier and customer meetings (up to 40%).
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Fluent in English.
Desired Characteristics
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Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills.
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Ability to work in cross-functional matrix environment; international team experience.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate across all organizational levels, departments, and functions.
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Demonstrated business and financial acumen and ability to perform cost assessments and analysis.
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Proven track record in change management; highly developed lean mindset.
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Strong oral and written communication skills.
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Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
