Global Supplier Development Engineer

Company Description
**About O-I**

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne, a cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst?

Well, it was probably made by us We are O-I, and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

With 25,000 + employees and an unparalleled footprint spanning 72 plants in 20 countries, O-I is a truly global maker of glass packaging. From engineering and manufacturing to brand development, design and innovation, we are dedicated to providing unique solutions to exceed our customers’ expectations and fuel consumers’ desire for glass.

**Job Description**:
**About the role**:
In this position you will have the opportunity to be part of a global and diverse team. You will be responsible for ensuring All CAPEx Suppliers and Services Providers in compliance with O-I engineering and manufacturing requirements, specifications and regulatory standards. Also, you will work in a cross-functional team with a focus on Key Suppliers in support of Expansion & MAGMA Projects and will be the liaison between glass container CG’s/plants, suppliers, engineering, PMO, procurement and O-I corporate management (key stakeholders).

**Key responsibilities**:

- You will communicate with suppliers and services providers regularly to address any concerns and foster an environment that facilitates continual improvement in working relationships.
- Participate in supplier selection activities. Utilize the tools and processes available to classify suppliers into the categories defined by O-I’s Procurement and Supplier Quality/Development Programs.
- Participate in supplier and equipment Evaluation and Qualification Processes.
- Identify and understand strategies for developing supplier performance, relationships, partnerships and alliances.
- Review SRM/MSA agreements. Review and provide input for developing terms and conditions that govern supplier quality and performance to ensure engineering, supplier development and quality considerations are addressed.
- Contact suppliers and services providers and liaise between PMO, engineering, quality, procurement, manufacturing personnel and suppliers to ensure required materials for equipment FAT/Qualifications at the suppliers and O-I plants.
- Maintain a supplier database that includes performance status and quality management results in the database for in-house access by company key stakeholders and manufacturing management personnel.
- Support flawless launch of New Product Development (NPD) and Project activities within the regions and plant.

**Qualifications**:
**About you**:

- You have Bachelor’s degree in a technical or analytical field (e.g. engineering, quality or procurement)
- 10+ years combined experience
- 5+ years combined experience and education in Quality Auditing and Engineering experience in Quality Management/Control Systems (ISO 9001) is preferred. CQA/CQE certification is a plus
- Bilingual. Preferred English and other (Deutsch/German, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Poles, Portuguese)
- Experience in the implementation of Quality Management/Control Systems

Additional Information
**What we offer**:
If you are you looking for a new challenge, one that is different to the other opportunities in the glass packaging industry then we could be the place for you. We offer an opportunity to work in a collaborative team, that is able to act fast, test new ideas and is not afraid to fail. We operate in fully-flexible environment, trusting our team to deliver by creating a culture of trust, recognition and support.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance

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