Regional Supplier Quality Manager

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REGIONAL SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGER

SOUTHFIELD, MI

As a member of the electronics quality team, the Regional Supplier Quality Manager will be responsible for leading supplier quality activities with our suppliers and to improve supplier performance in conjunction with Lear Plant Quality. Also, protect Lear Plants from Supplier defects, drive supplier prompt resolution/response on quality issues and its prompt resolution, and facilitate Supplier APQP activities for NA OEM Business to assure flawless customer launches.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

To achieve the supplier PPM, prompt containment and root cause/corrective action implementation.
Achieve on time full PPAP in line with internal and customer / OEM launches timing and expectations.
Meet Customer requirements / scorecards including, but not limited to: quality & delivery targets maintaining / achieving full customer approval status
Ensure read across and act as the escalation path for the plant in case of Quality issues
Drive supplier quality activities with Supplier. Use of roadmaps to improve supplier performance.
Drive Quality Notice (QN) activities with suppliers through plant and regional resources.
Review Root Cause with supplier for open QN’s. Ensure proper tools are used for root cause.
Review Corrective Actions until validated, maintain certified material until then
Assign Controlled Shipping containment levels for repeat occurrences.
Consolidate quality costs incurred by plant for recovery from supplier. Analyze plant information, issue chargeback, submit to Finance and Commercial
Request and conduct meeting with suppliers, plants and other affected parties (customers) for prompt problem resolution and Plant protection
Elevate QN’s or support requests (containment) to Purchasing due to poor supplier response, Lear-wide issues, and customer
Run metric and performance reports for top supplier’s contribution/drive roadmap actions to improve
Coordinate GAMS assignments with the regional quality teams
Coordinate ongoing SCR development with gatekeepers and administration team in SEM and Profile
Complete SCR feasibility as assigned in SEM and Profile
Develop and approve strategic supplier additions within GAMS and SRM in support of Purchasing needs for supplier additions (non-standard adds)
Responsible for “Auto Approve” of SCR’s as agreed with functional stakeholders in Purchasing, Program Management, Engineering, and Operations

Your Qualifications:

10 - 15 years of experience in quality and supplier quality roles.
Expertise in supplier change management process for supplier components
Fully skilled in customer and supplier PPAP process.
Excellent written and spoken communication in English
Electronics components experience; molding and stamping a huge plus

Bonus If You Have:

Spanish language
Six Sigma Blackbelt

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.