Manager- Supplier Quality Engineering (Finance)

Join TK Elevator as a Manager of Supplier Quality Engineering in Atlanta, GA, and drive excellence in workplace safety and quality!EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Must have a bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Engineering or a related field.
• Five years of progressive management experience in a supply chain or manufacturing environment required.
• Five years of quality management experience leading an organization in a plant, CMO, or corporate setting required.
• Five years of experience in a manufacturing, distribution, or fulfillment center environment required.
• Any experience required with: cross-functional leadership; data interpretation leading to tangible results; supplier development across quality, delivery, cost, and capacity management processes; and collaborating with sourcing functions to procure quality components from suppliers.

Must have legal authority to work in the U.S. EEOE.

Send resume to: Karin Gibson, HR Ops Specialist, Global Mobility, 788 Circle 75 Parkway SE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339 or karin.gibson@tkelevator.com.

Please reference JS85 + job title in cover letter or subject line.The first 3 letters in workplace safety are Y-O-U!

TK Elevator is currently seeking an experienced Manager- Supplier Quality Engineering in Atlanta, GA.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure the adherence of suppliers to company specifications and standards.
• Be responsible for overseeing supplier compliance from inception of supply agreements to termination.
• Play a pivotal part in product quality assurance and cost management.
• Collaborate closely with various departments, such as engineering, supply chain, and field functions. Support product development initiatives and strive to mitigate supplier-related quality costs across all procured and developed products.
• Maintain and enhance the quality standards of the company's supplied components. Ensure supplied components meet company specifications, including any necessary modifications throughout the development cycle, while upholding a systematic and auditable process for communicating specifications.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to identify and address reported concerns regarding supplied products, including the identification of high-risk suppliers, and taking sustainable actions to promptly rectify poor supplier performance.
• Conduct supplier audits based on risk, performance, and stability criteria to uphold stringent quality standards.
• Drive year-over-year improvements in supplier performance to enhance overall product quality.
• Maintain transparent and rigorous communication with key stakeholders regarding escalated issues pertaining to the performance of supplied components.
• Implement sustainable and systematic approaches to supplier recovery efforts to minimize disruptions and maintain quality standards.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to provide requested supplier-related data, including performance metrics and recovery efforts, and drive continuous quality improvement through corrective and preventative actions.
• Lead the PPAP process and tracking key performance indicators to ensure supplier readiness and compliance. Enhance production throughput by ensuring the availability and quality of purchased components.
• Ensure the optimal selection of suppliers and continuously seek opportunities to engage with better-suited suppliers.
• Effectively and systematically communicate specifications and requirements to suppliers to uphold quality standards.
• Utilize established processes to document and drive supplier improvement initiatives, particularly for addressing top-reported issues.
• Oversee the end-to-end management of suppliers, from agreement initiation to termination, which includes conducting first article inspections, ensuring consistent delivery of specified parts, resolving defects promptly, and securing efficiency gains over time.
• Participate in management reviews, senior management staff meetings, and monthly plant management meetings to address quality-related topics arising from the reviews.
• Lead efforts to document all supplier quality procedures and activities within the company's Quality Management System (QMS).