Supplier Development Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

East Peoria, IL - Salary Range 70k-90k

Job Brief

The Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for interfacing with suppliers, developing procurement strategies, and ensuring the quality and compliance of subcontracted parts and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface with suppliers for the fabrication of subcontracted parts and assemblies
• Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing Engineers and Quality to analyze new requirements
• Perform on-site supplier quality audits / assessments
• Maintain approved supplier list and supporting evaluations
• Perform deep dives to analyze supplier issues / problems, risks and facilitate containment, implementation of corrective and preventative actions, and development of lessons learned
• Verify supplier containment is taken immediately upon discovery of a quality concern
• Review supplier manufacturing processes and collaborate with suppliers on process improvements, capabilities, and value enhancement opportunities
• Analyze and improve supplier processes for bottlenecks and throughput to identify any constraints on production capacity
• Improve quality, cost, delivery, and capacity metrics across the supply chain.

Requirements

Ability to think outside the box and suggest / implement continuous improvement ideas

Excellent communication skills