Supplier Development Engineer

The role

• Manage sourcing of new suppliers to support any defined sourcing projects (NPI,NPD, export, etc.)
• Responsible in implementing local category strategies across Sourcing Department
• Responsible for part development at identified suppliers as per the development plan
• Ensure the execution of the Advance Quality Planning and its completion in due time and follow up the performance of the supplier
• Responsible for continuous improvements on supplier quality control and manufacturing capabilities on proto development and for regular production
• Responsible for achieving performance targets set by Sourcing Manager by leveraging total cost of ownership levers, enhancing the overall effectiveness of the organization, and cooperating with all key stakeholders within department, PA’s
  

Areas of responsibility: -

• Responsible for adherence to internal and external policies, regulations and laws
• Responsible for suppliers’ compliance on Sandvik policies and guidelines including EHS, Supplier Code of Conduct etc.
• Support Development and implement of local category strategies, including priorities, targets and action plans
• Build up and maintain strategic and long-term cooperation relationship with key suppliers
• Develop suppliers that are not familiar and/or do not demonstrate effective utilization of recognized industry quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, Gage R&R, etc
• Assess suppliers according to Supplier Quality core processes
• Manage the process qualification (process audit) with site SQE–when in development phase
• Lead the development and production process for measurement, checking and testing fixtures and gauges
• Train the suppliers and make sure that the defined standards are properly applied
• Define the control plans
• Work closely with R&D, PDC, Supplier Quality and Engineering on New Part Development, Project Transfers and Localization projects
• Play an active role in all projects to achieve design to cost targets
• Manage action plans with suppliers in case of deviations-in development phase
• Cost reduction opportunities in alignment with the sourcing strategy (e.g. lowering inventory levels, increasing yields, improving supplier operations, etc.).
• Support Sourcing Engineer together with Clusters/Categories/Supplier KAM lead for supplier annual contract review and negotiation to minimize total cost of ownership and to meet set targets and KPIs (cost, quality and delivery)
• Ensure conformity, perceived quality and traceability of any project all along the product development phase
• Secure supplier quality performance analysis, report and provide feedback on findings, and be actively involved in supplier performance evaluation
• Manage progress plan with low-performance suppliers in collaboration with the Sourcing Manager and site SQE if site already involved
• Initiate and validate corrective and preventive actions with the suppliers for immediate containment actions
• Conduct supplier assessments in accordance to the project/sourcing team strategy
• Manage compliance with, and use of global and local contracts within region with regards to Supplier Quality
• Give recommendations and/or technical decisions to ensure a defect-free process through project
• Monitor and review the Production Part Approval file before the transfer to site and hand over to the site SQE
• Work according to processes, leveraging systems and tools
  

Education / Experience