Supplier Quality Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leads and/or participates with Purchasing in the supplier evaluation, selection, and strategic sourcing and development processes.

• Responsible for our most challenging supplier corrective action situations including containment, identification of assignable cause, root cause analysis,permanent corrective actions, and overall effectiveness of the problem-solving process.

• Collaborates with and leads suppliers to understand and meet all product requirements including compliance with the Nelson Supplier Handbook.

• Oversees the supplier quality resources for our most challenging new product introduction and current products to reduce supplier related issues,improve process capabilities, and ensure timely project launches.

• Leads the measurement of supplier quality performance according to established procedures and is responsible to drive appropriate improvements tomeet established targets.

• Responsible to lead the continuous improvement activities with suppliers in their efforts to reduce defects.

• Ongoing support of supplier's quality, cost, and delivery objectives.

• Participate and/or lead the change control processes with the supply base, ensuring timely and cost-effective implementation.

• Conduct process/product audits on a scheduled routine to provide ongoing quality assurance.

• Support plant level quality issues as they occur, perform other duties and projects as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent engineering experience is required

• Five years of manufacturing experience

• ASQ certification a plus

• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, good understanding of GD&T

• Experience in using AIAG Quality tools

• Knowledge of metal forming and welding

• Experienced Advanced Product Quality Planning Knowledge, Project Issue and Risk Management - Supplier Quality Management - Problem Solving -Dimensional Metrology