Supplier Quality Engineer

Location:

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job ID:

R0057322

Date Posted:

2024-07-30

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

General Information:

Protect Customers via applying risk-oriented quality assurance methodologies and corresponding supplier development.

Qualify potential and existing external suppliers of direct materials and services.

Quality surveillance at supplier manufacturing site. Perform supply quality issue resolution including supplier claims preparation. Identify and carry out development of supplier capabilities and performance in order to implement Category strategy and mitigate risks. Lead supplier performance evaluation and supplier quality development activities. Establish and maintain local supplier quality related procedures & practices, based on global procedures and secure full supplier management in SAP Ariba

Your Responsibilities:

1. Supplier (company) qualification and Assessment (audit)

Drive the supplier qualification/re-qualification process and ensure the supply base is and remain fully qualified and compliant. Support supplier onboarding (buyer responsible). Do risk assessment and based on this, plan and conduct, or ensure, required supplier assessments including assessment reporting and non-conformance reporting. Verify effective closure of assessment non-conformances, by the supplier. Ensures each supplier is in compliance with the Hitachi Energy Supplier Code of Conduct, ethics and corporate governance, Hitachi Energy standards and applicable regulatory requirements. Ensure every supplier is linked to a GUID and all master data OK.

2. Supplier product qualification and surveillance

 

Schedule, monitor and approve supplier part, material and project subcontractor service activities, as applicable. Note: requires often close coordination with other functions/experts like engineering and where applicable includes PPAP, Production Part Approval process. Perform required product surveillance at supplier manufacturing site.

3. Issue resolution and claims

Operationally lead and fast execute upcoming supply issues like quality issues, late deliveries, non-conforming products or project services. For any issue with likely root cause supplier, prepare a claims case for the responsible buyer.

4. Supplier development        

By Lean6Sigma and risk-based methodologies, identify needed improvements of supplier base capabilities and performance to

ensure conformance with Customer and Hitachi Energy requirements and the implementation of category strategy both on short and

long term. Perform assessments to establish a fact-based baseline of current state. This via using standardized assessments and when necessary build customized versions. Establish development plans for identified areas based on the assessments/ supplier data and carry out the development plan with necessary resources from supplier and Hitachi Energy. Ensure Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) in product development activities to maximize capture of supplier innovation and improvements in Quality, Delivery, Cost and Risk level. Perform risk mitigation activities on request from the organization. Coach and lead team members involved in the development activities

 

5. Supplier performance evaluation / monitoring

Develop and support targeted suppliers to achieve ongoing conformity with Customer and Hitachi Energy requirements and continuous improvement in quality, e.g. reduction of variation and cost or increase of sustainability, service/delivery performance. Monitor and report supplier performance (KPIs), quality issues, and development actions. Initiate and lead, or support, required Supplier Performance Evaluations (SPE) and secure that the results are shared with the supplier (buyer responsible).

6. Process and system development & utilization

Define & develop with local unit counterparts (Sourcing, Quality, Operations, R&D / Technology) local quality procedures & practices. Ensure that defined systems and practices are in line with existing Group/Division/BU instructions and procedures.
Ensure full and appropriate utilization of SAP Ariba according to global Hitachi En