Manager, Supplier Quality - Injection Molding

Requisition ID:  33964  

 

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 7,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

 

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

 

 

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

 

As the Manager, Supplier Quality Commodity (SQCM) for Injection Molding, you'll lead quality and compliance efforts for our injection molding commodity, ensuring the integrity and reliability of externally sourced molded components. This critical role connects procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, focusing on supplier development, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement across the injection molding supply base. As the quality lead for this commodity, you’ll manage supplier performance, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while supporting new product introductions and strategic sourcing initiatives. If you bring deep expertise in injection molding and a passion for driving supplier excellence in a global medical device environment, we’d love to have you on our team.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Develop and implement supplier quality strategies for assigned commodities working closely with supply chain and the quality assurance team.  
• Drives proactive solutions and development that improve overall supplier performance.  Supports supplier performance and risk processes to create predictive measures to help Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (TBCT) prevent issues that might impact our facilities or customers.  
• Assume overall responsibility for the commodities quality performance within TBCT and in accordance with assigned KPI’s.
• Conduct supplier audits and assessments to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Monitor, measure and action supplier performance using KPIs such as PPM, on-time delivery, and corrective action responsiveness.
• Serve as a quality expert for the specific commodity and collaborate with engineering and sourcing to define quality requirements and specifications.  
• Acts as a lead for supplier quality in supplier selection.  Drives the process to standard procedures, coordinates with supply chain, and holds the supplier quality team accountable to deliver quality suppliers that meet or exceed our expectations.
• Drives supplier escalations and resolution, solving problems through problem solving methodology (8D, A3, DMAIC).  Monitors solutions to prevent repeat issues.
• Support supplier transfers, new product introductions, and projects that impact their commodity suppliers.  
• Provides guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team on the principles of supplier management, new product design, and component qualifications.
• Instills quality processes and best practices within TBCT and at suppliers. Assists in the development of new processes that improve supplier quality.
• Leads and manages continuous improvement activities for the supplier quality team as assigned.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, supplier quality, or operations field.
• MBA preferred.

 

Experience

• Minimum 7 years in similar role or related experience at a global manufacturing company.
• Experience with injection molding. 
• Preferred – Experience in Medical Device industry.

 

Skills

• Supplier relationship management & negotiation.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management in a global company.