Job Title
Director, Supplier Quality Engineering-IGT-S
Job Description
The Director, Supplier Quality Engineering-IGT-S will focus on the identification, development, and implementation of supplier performance improvement strategies, enhancing internal and external partnerships, and developing the talent of the engineering team to achieve an efficient and reliable supply chain. The SQE Director will maintain the highest priority for patient safety and quality in all supplier performance initiatives.
Your role:
- Leads the Global Supplier Engineering team to develop and deploy the supplier management strategy for process and product quality in New Product development and Sustaining engineering.
- Identifies and communicates organization vision, new strategies, and projects for the improvement of key business metrics.
- Provides guidance and training to staff, assists subordinates in attaining career goals, motivates individuals to achieve results, and recruits and maintains a high-performing team.
- Partner with and influence R&D, Procurement, and other functions to develop and deploy the short/long-term supplier management strategy.
- Develop or adopt best engineering practices in new product introduction (NPI/MLD) or post-launch sustaining activities.
- Collect and analyze supplier end-2-end supplier performance data and go to the Gemba at suppliers to identify trends/gaps/opportunities/risks.
- Develop, organize, and lead supplier performance improvement projects in collaboration with Internal stakeholders, supplier development team and suppliers.
- Develop, organize, and lead supplier improvement projects in collaboration with multiple businesses and supplier sites with Zero Defect mindset.
- Collect and analyze supplier quality performance data from businesses and go to the Gemba at suppliers to identify trends/gaps/opportunities/risks.
- Champions the sharing and leveraging of initiatives, processes, and accomplishments across the divisions/plants.
- Strengthen the partnership with the key leaders at the supplier to promote/ influence a culture of quality improvement and act as the conduit for escalation and resolution of quality issues.
- Responsible for succession planning, development/implementation of retention strategies and department budget management.
You're the right fit if:
- You have a minimum of 10+ years’ experience in expanding Quality/Supplier Engineering leadership roles within FDA regulated (ISO 13485) Medical Device Quality Operations/ Manufacturing environments.
- You have a minimum of 5+ years’ experience in the Strategic/Functional leadership of Supplier Quality/Quality operations teams/organizations to include- quality planning, budgeting, workforce planning, Performance Management, Employee Engagement/ Retention, Succession Planning, coaching, training, etc.
- You have detailed knowledge/ understanding of Medical Device regulations/standards including ISO 13485/14971, 21CFR (803, 806, 820, etc.), MDD/ EU MDR, GMP, and GDP.
- You have strong experience/knowledge in the implementation of CAPA/SCAR actions/ processes, APQP, non-conformances, including problem identification, root cause/defect analysis, implementation of solutions to prevent recurrence and drive continuous improvement.
- You have Strong project management competencies and successful track record in meeting the project deliverables e.g. Quality, Cost and Timeline
- You’re experienced in supporting operations performance monitoring/reporting utilizing Quality insights/data analytics to lead continuous improvement throughout all stages of the product lifecycle.
- You’re able to effectively build/cultivate relationships and communicate with numerous stakeholders including senior management, other Business Groups, internal and/or external stakeholders.
- You have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Quality (Required). Advanced degree and ASQ / Six Sigma certifications desired.
- You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
Compensation:
Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role in Best, NL is €93,000 - €155,000. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations.
How we work together:
We believe that we are better together than a part. For our Office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence (5 days per week) in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an Onsite role.
About Philips:
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality. healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.
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