Position Summary:
The Manager of Supplier Quality will work with Supplier as well as Operations, Quality and Engineering to continuously improve supplier quality performance while ensuring compliance to quality standards. This role manages inspection personnel, monitors supplier performance, MRB and inspection plans. This position is intended for an individual with Professional Quality Control experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage receiving inspection personnel
- Reviews
- Timecards
- Assignments
- Track efficiency
- Monitor supplier performance
- Prepare monthly & quarterly metrics and scorecards
- Issue supplier corrective actions as needed
- Perform supplier on-site visits & audits
- Participate in supplier status calls
- Provide direct feedback to suppliers on issues identified in production
- Manage receiving inspection plans
- Create new inspection plans when needed
- Update current inspection plans with corrections, additions, or clarifications
- Manage MRB & scrap process
- Ensure problem statements are complete and correct
- Direct defect dispositions (scrap, rework, return to supplier, etc.)
- Provide guidance to internal teams on defect details
- Supplier maintenance in ERP system
- Set component MSL ratings
- Add notes and alerts as needed to identify specific criteria for some components
- Perform supplier risk assessment
- Provide support for customer visits and calls
- Provide support for 3rd party audits, management review and customer QBRs
- Support internal audit process
- Support internal CAPA process
- Support internal process improvement process
- Provide guidance and act as an SME for AS9102 reports (both reviewing suppliers and creating internally)
- Identify and support continuous improvement in the receiving inspection area