Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

Position Summary

• Primary contact to a Global Procurement, Site Buyers, and Site Quality to perform supplier quality functions and activities for the purchase of Commodities, Purchased Finished Goods (PFG’s), and Critical Services
• Lead supplier quality improvement projects
• Assist with the development of suppliers to provide reliable, trusting, and productive relationships
• Primary contact to an assigned BU and / or manufacturing site for the resolution of supplier issues, new projects, and new acquisitions
• To serve as a subject matter expert in the area of Purchasing Controls
• Write, coordinate, track, and review supplier quality agreements
• Perform supplier audits
• Mentor coworkers
• Develop strong partnering relationships with Global Procurement, Supply Chain, QA / RA, Design, and Manufacturing groups

Principal Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Global Procurement, Site Buyers, and Site Quality to provide the appropriate supplier quality support for the purchase of Commodities, PFG’s, and Critical Services.
• Perform supplier compliance and qualification functions and activities for prospective new commodity, PFG, and critical service suppliers.
• Work with Global Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Site Buyers, and Site Quality on the development of key and critical suppliers to improve supplier’s performance, quality, cost, responsiveness, and technology.
• Perform supplier development activities with suppliers of defective materials including developing and executing supplier quality plans, conducting for-cause audits, SCAR follow-up, coordinating business reviews, and implementing six-sigma and continuous improvement methods and techniques.
• Implement quality improvements related to suppliers of materials, products, or critical services in development or manufacturing.
• Resolve ineffective supplier corrective action plans with suppliers.
• Coordinate component and product quality testing.
• Coordinate supplier-initiated change requests.
• Analyze and identify trends from quality data and develop proactive measures with supplier in support of continuous improvement.
• Lead supplier related activities in support of business objectives.
• Assist the business units with the acquisition of new companies and the integration of their suppliers into the Teleflex quality system.
• Serve on project teams in the area of problem-solving methodologies.
• Provide other departmental support requested by immediate supervisor.
• Adhere to and ensure compliance to the Teleflex code of conduct, all company policies, rules, procedures and housekeeping standards.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Four-year college degree with scientific / technical discipline preferred.
• 5-10 years of experience working within an FDA regulated industry, Medical Device preferred.
• Advanced problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001 (with emphasis on purchasing controls).
• Knowledge of statistical techniques.
• Minimum 3 years of auditing experience (3rd party certification preferred).
• Engineering degree or 3rd party engineering certification preferred (ASQ CQE).

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• Experience with manufacturing
• Experience with Visio, Access, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and statistical applications
• Excellent verbal communication (English language)
• Excellent technical writing skills (English language)
• Excellent presentation skills
• Team facilitation skills
• Experience with Minitab preferred

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