Head of Supplier Quality Assurance - Development
MAHLE Behr USA Inc.

Job Info

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Summary

Supervises, directs and mentors the Supplier Quality Assurance Project Team. Drives the internal and external APQP/PPAP activities to ensure timely and flawless product launches. Reviews systems, procedures and team evaluation to improve the SQA-D efficiency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, educates, allocates and controls the SQA department resources to meet department and company goals.
• Prepares and presents supplier APQP/PPAP status within launch teams and to Executive Management.
• Assigns SQAD-Team Lead to new development projects and new external purchased part by commodity.
• Monitors department participation in design reviews and other engineering reviews between Supplier, Engineering and Purchasing.
• Monitor compliance to purchasing and supplier quality policies, procedures, documentation, and systems/methods/tools.
• Ensure interface between project buyers and Commodity Managers; compliance with established commodity strategies.
• Support project buyer and Commodity Manager in resolution of supplier performance and/or achievement of key targets for the program.
• Support supplier quality process/deliverables and cost optimization process.
• Support Director of Purchasing as required.
• Provide leadership and development of the SQA-D team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline or comparable or Bachelor of Arts with Business emphasis required
• 5-7 years experience in a purchasing, quality or manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in automotive, preferably in a supplier quality role.
• Must have solid understanding of quality and statistical process control techniques as well as basic manufacturing processes such as light assembly, metal working, electronics assembly, rubber and plastic molding.

• Knowledge of quality and purchasing fundamentals, mechanical refrigeration systems, automotive heating and air conditioning, and engine cooling.
• Team leadership skills
• Knowledge of Data Acquisition systems and software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc).
• Advanced communication skills.
• Ability to write correspondence and trip reports.
• Ability to be self-motivated and to operate independently.
• Ability to read computer generated reports and engineering change orders.
• Ability to be detailed results oriented, and accurate.

Visa sponsorship is not approved for this position.

Do you have any questions?

SHEILA.HOOVER@MAHLE.COM

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