Job Summary
Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that our suppliers meet our quality anddelivery performance standards. This includes leading APQP and PPAP projects, as well asacting as the voice of the supplier in the company.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Manage performance for assigned suppliers with regular metrics review.
- Conduct supplier performance reviews and foster improvement of suppliers'
performance.
- Deploy supplier development projects with the support of SQ&D
- Support of operational issues with impacted GBE (according to escalation process)
- Develop and maintain supplier quality and delivery performance metrics.
- Manage All types of claims and ensure timely resolution.
- Conduct supplier audits and drive continuous improvement.
- Lead Conduct supplier audits and drive continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain supplier scorecards.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing teams to
ensure supplier quality and delivery performance.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable quality standards and regulations.
- Lead APQP and drives projects to final phase.
- Validates ODT and PPAP with suppliers including change management in serial
conditions.
- Ensures all issues during development and serial life are being captures via Lessons
Learned
- Represents Voice of the Supplier
We Value
- min. 5 years work experience
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Technical background in automotive, Knowledge in Quality system & Process Auditing,
preferably based on VDA 6.3
- Manufacturing plant and Production process experience
- Knowledge of Quality tools & practices such as AIAG - APQP, PPAP, D&PFMEA, DOE, ISO,
IATF-16949…
- Ability to understand drawings and technical specifications.
- Six Sigma experience – Lean Expert or Black Belt is a plus.
- Results oriented, good accountability, keep commitments,
- Good communication skills
- Excellent sense of urgency
- Problem solving analysis skills with a logical and methodical approach (8D, 5Why,
Cause/Effect Diagram)
- Fluent spoken and written English – knowledge of a second language is a plus.
- IATF16969 internal auditor certification
- responsibility, independence
- willingness to travel up to 25 % of working hours
About Us
Garrett is a cutting-edge technology leader delivering differentiated solutions for emission reduction and energy efficiency. We are passionate about innovating for mobility and beyond. With a nearly 70-year legacy, we serve customer worldwide with passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, aftermarket replacement, and performance enhancement solutions.
About The Team
The Garrett Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) organization manufactures and delivers safe, high quality products and services, on time , at a competitive cost to cu stomers globally. We make quality a competitive advantage and provide world-class delivery and flexibility thanks to a result-oriented operating system which sustainably drives top performance and continuous improvement across the business in full alignment with our strategic priorities.