Manager, Supplier Development Quality Engineering

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA location in the Heart Failure division. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Supplier Development Quality Engineering Manager, you'll manage the development and administration of departmental activities of Supplier Assurance while maintaining compliance to, and driving continuous improvement of, related quality assurance programs, policies, process, procedures and controls.

What You’ll Work On

• Define and communicate overall vision and cascaded objectives for the departments.
• Staff, train, develop and manage employees.
• Assess and manage all resource needs within the department.
• Manage all activities related to Supplier Quality Engineering in accordance to policy, including supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, inspection procedure development, supplier corrective action, supplier assessments, supplier performance reviews and supplier development.
• Lead employees in driving continuous improvement in department processes and establishing departmental objectives to meet divisional goals.
• Develop and maintain department operating budgets. Manage expenses to within budget, while meeting established objectives.
• Define, justify, acquire and implement inspection test equipment to meet specified needs.
• Re-deploy employees as priorities change to meet Division objectives.
• Develop, train, implement and continuously approve upon department policies and procedures.
• Ensure departmental compliance with Division SOPs and procedures.
• Ensure timely and thorough review of product/process changes.
• Provide routine communications with department employees to assure awareness.
• Provide timely performance & developmental evaluations of departmental staff.
• Assess and develop employee skillsets to assure effective support.
• Work cross functionally in identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Provide routine department objectives and performance metrics reporting to management as defined.
• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback. Maintains a safe and professional work environment.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum 5 years experience related to supplier product quality within an FDA/ISO certified environment. Strong leadership skills to motivate and enable department employees in meeting objectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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