Duties and Responsibilities
General and Task Management
Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients
Develop positive relationships and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies and New
Achieve goals within budget
Assist with new product launch by working with suppliers to ensure that key milestones are achieved
Product Introductions, and transfers.
Drive supplier selection through robust qualification processes.
Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
Assess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity and fulfillment ensuring suppliers are able to meet requirements for performance, quality, cost.
Carry out new supplier validation audits, with supplier support.
Track the supplier’s performance indicators, based on their scorecards and rankings, to facilitate and develop the supply base’s ability to consistently meet or exceed defined expectations
Work with Engineering team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements.
Undertake personal continuous training and development
Research external market information and entrepreneurial companies to identify potential sources and suppliers.
Interface with quality team to prioritize supplier development needs to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints.
Independently determine approach and assigned tasks
Drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards and own supplier audit, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver value.
Contribute to continuous improvement activities
Deliver results as measured by key metrics, such as supplier yield, field cost, field defect rate, supplier quality plan engagement/effectiveness, and corrective & preventative action closure.
Relationship Management
Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
Proactively contributes to the team
Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
Is self- aware and ability to work on own initiative
Assertive, optimistic, resilient and welcomes change
Diplomatic approach to relationships Self- Management
Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance
Communicate efficiently throughout procurement and directly with customer’s/suppliers’ management
