About AESC US LLC 

AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company's leading-edge technology and reliability are enabling and accelerating the transition to clean energy solutions. Through rapid expansion, AESC batteries will soon power more than 1,000,000 electric vehicles for the world's top automakers. AESC is headquartered in Japan and has battery manufacturing locations in Japan, China, UK, France, Spain, and the U.S.

AESC Mission

Our mission is to solve the challenges for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.

About the Role

• Helps to standardize and grow both the regional and global supplier quality organizations
• Coordinates the evaluation and selection of suppliers 
• Reviews and approves PPAPs from suppliers in conjunction with a cross-functional, inter-departmental team
• Prepares and submits supplier scorecards while coordinating thorough action plans for poor performers
• Leads corrective actions (CA) as it relates to supplier 8Ds and Parts Inspection Requests (PIRs)
• Aids in the development and standardization of a global Supplier Quality Manual
• Prepares and presents supplier quality KPIs to regional and global upper management
• Shares supplier quality status updates with OEM for alignment 
• Oversees and leads a regional team of Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs)
• Acts as a work and thought leader—providing valuable insight and leadership to the Quality Assurance department and the company as a whole. 
• Key contributor to building brand value and achieving enduring profitable growth

What You Will Do 

• Leads Process/Product/QMS audits, capacity analysis, and capability assessments on suppliers
• Works with suppliers to continuously improve performance, controls, and compliance as it relates to IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3. Recommends technical advice and guidance to suppliers to improve supplier quality
• Addresses supplier quality concerns and ensures countermeasures are made in a timely manner
• Responsible for development and achievement of plant goals and objectives as they pertain to supplier quality, cost, delivery, and safety; ensures program targets are met at each trial or development stage
• Develops and manages budgets while ensuring adherence to the approved budgets once programs are contracted; establishes and monitors performance to cost budgets within the Supplier Quality department. 
• Maintains a positive employee relations environment
• Ensures continuous cooperation with operations departments regarding investigations and resolutions of chronic or severe supplier quality problems and implements actions to eliminate further occurrences
• Identifies potential improvements and implements new department processes, systems, and tracking processes to achieve departmental KPIs
• Provides direction for employees centered on training, objectives, and development of standards within the job function 
• Has engineering and other professional subordinates 
• Leads employees to establish team and individual annual goals that relate to corporate KPIs and guides them in tracking these goals for each phase of a project
• Interviews and selects unit employees
• Supervises and provides leadership, coaching, guidance, training, career counseling, and staff development to employees
• Manages employees by establishing annual performance goals, allocating resources, assessing annual performance, and determining individual merit or promotional increases; recommends termination when appropriate; monitors time and attendance of subordinates
• As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative

What You Need

• Maintains a good working report with Purchasing and Production departments to prepare suppliers for upcoming production needs
• Experience with APQP Process and PPAPs
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 standards 
• Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Supplier experience a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills; report writing skills, presentation abilities, and motivational skills
• IATF16949, VDA 6.3 Auditor, or ASQ Certified Quality Auditor preferred
• Six or more years of comprehensive professional experience in a similar function   
• Previous supervisory experience—providing leadership, coaching, guidance, training, and contributing to staff development is required. Supervisor of subordinates of differentiated roles and diverse objectives preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution