Supplier Development Engineering Director

Responsibilities

• Define and own supplier evaluation criteria and scoring systems to assess quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Lead new supplier selection through a disciplined and robust qualification process.
• Develop and lead a high-performing engineering team to partner with supply chain and enhance supplier capability and quality.
• Align supplier capabilities with product requirements and drive strategic improvement plans for key suppliers.
• Execute Supplier Development Engineering Playbook and implement improvement projects using Lean/TPS and Six Sigma tools.
• Track and analyze supplier performance indicators using scorecards and rankings to ensure consistent compliance with business needs.
• Eliminate risks impacting supplier performance and escalate issues as necessary.
• Provide technical expertise for manufacturing complex parts and sub-assemblies.
• Review supplier manufacturing ...