Supplier Quality & Procurement Engineer

Company Description

FHP Manufacturing Co. is a Joint Venture between Bosch & Carrier with Bosch as the majority shareholder.  FHP manufactures geothermal heat pumps (HVAC.)

Job Description

This position’s primary responsibility is focused on improving the quality of supplied components and raw material, addressing Bosch & legal requirements for supplied material, and working with Production to overcome immediate supplier quality issues.  The position will also have commercial responsibilities for select suppliers.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supplier Quality Responsibilities:

• Manage supplier audit program and perform process audits at supplier’s facilities.
• Responsible for the qualification and approval of new or changed purchased parts: PPAP (or ISIR) process.
• Works in cooperation with corresponding commodity manager to qualify and release new suppliers and new processes at the supplier’s facilities.
• Supports ECR engineering meetings and works directly with engineering during development of new parts.
• Responsible for monitoring supplier quality issues from line rejects and field returns.
• Tracking of supplier performance and measure key indicators
• Assure that Corrective and Preventive Action plans are developed and executed at assigned suppliers.
• Responsible for inspection of suspicious product from incoming inspections and coordination of quarantine campaigns in collaboration with Logistics.
• Participates in MRB meetings to review and address all supplier quality claims.
• Supports other departments coordinating special quality investigations with the suppliers.
• Responsible for tracking credits due to non-conforming material and coordinating material returns.
• Reporting supplier quality status and ongoing activities during monthly quality meetings.
• Assists in the implementation of CDQs and TT-VANs.  (Bosch guidelines)
• Provides support to suppliers by coaching them into the use of quality tools (8D, Ishikawa, Corrective actions, etc)
• Attends daily production meetings and addresses any supplier quality issues as they are reported by Manufacturing.

• Commercial Responsibilities:

• Liaison between FHP and the supply base on commercial topics for assigned commodities.
• Report performance of material cost targets for assigned commodities.
• Serve as escalation point for material planners on delivery issues.
• Ensure compliance of purchasing procedures for assigned commodities
• Lead supplier change process for assigned commodities focusing on risk reduction, cost, and perfect quality.
• General maintenance activities with suppliers (i.e. invoice reconciliation)
• Conduct market research for assigned commodities to discover better value, long-term suppliers as well as to discover alternate, temporary suppliers in the event of a supply shortage with incumbent supplier. 

Other Workplace Consideration: 

• Willing to travel ~20% (domestic and international)

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Quality or Engineering
• 3+ years of supplier quality experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supplier quality experience.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Buyer experience.
• CQE experience.
• Commercial buyer experience, including negotiations. 
• Organized and excellent communications skills.
• PC literate.

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only.  Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.