Supplier Quality Management Engineering Manager

**BORGWARNER MEXICO**

**Solicita**:
**Supplier Quality Management Engineering Manager**

**Descripción y Requisitos**

**Position Summary**
- The Supplier Quality Management Engineering Manager develops, implements, leads and drives supplier quality strategies for the supplier quality and development groups. SQMEM provides local leadership in the implementation, execution, and enforcement of commodity quality strategies in support of the business growth.- The SQMEM is responsible for managing a group of salaried and hourly direct reports. SQMEM defines criteria for quality competitiveness evaluation for new manufacturing technologies, new products and new suppliers and secures highly competitive suppliers for the sourcing pipeline.**Key Roles & Responsibilities**
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the ability to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**Supplier Quality Strategy**:

- Create, execute, communicate and maintain supplier quality strategy for commodities
- Manage a team of direct reports to facilitate execution of supplier quality goals and objectives
- Coordinates the Supplier Quality Management Engineering (SQME) activities for New Product Development and/or changes related to current products.
- Create and implement Supplier Vetting Strategy, Supplier Capability Assessment, Supplier Selection (Pre-Sourcing) and Development Strategy, and Key Supplier Performance Metrics
- In collaboration with Global Supply Management Manager and Quality Director, develop and implement supplier quality roadmap
- Create and implement global commodity quality requirements
- Benchmark suppliers on Best in Commodity production strategies
- Identify new technologies that support BorgWarner's growth and product leadership position in the market
- Identify and develop Suppliers that meet and/or exceed DTS long-term expectations that result in a differentiation in the marketplace.
- Create supplier quality vetting strategies:

- Develop process, and roadmaps for vetting process in respective commodity
- Execute and assess supplier capability
- Execute global quality assessment and Training of suppliers and BW SQMEs
- Track and communicate global commodity industry trends, manufacturing strategies, technology factors and opportunities in the global market place.
- Establish KPI to monitor supplier performance over mid and long-term
- Monitors supplier performance and coordinates visits to those domestic suppliers, US, Canada and MX, impacting both the efficiency and cost of scrap at the manufacturing sites
- Supplier Quality Management:
- Center of Expertise for manufacturing process of the respective commodity
- Develop model for compliance matrix and assess supplier’s competencies to assure quality competitiveness in pursuit of new business opportunities.
- Develop direct reports to lead supplier quality vetting and selection process
- Work closely with Global Commodity Manager and Engineering to improve Quality/Cost/Time
- Identify quality improvement opportunities. Support and drive continuous improvement programs at suppliers and within BorgWarner
- Establish and lead supplier technical site assessment. Coordinate and perform supplier process audits, corrective action audits, and quality assessment including new supplier assessments in cooperation with GCM and Engineering
- Participate and support key supplier sourcing process
- Lead resolution of quality issues with suppliers as needed.
- Develop direct reports to coordinate cross functional technical problem resolution at or related to supplier.
- Serve as escalation role in complex supplier quality related issues
- Conduct supplier quality training at suppliers to meet BW requirements
- Develop and train local Supplier Quality Management Engineers in the respective commodity

**Key Competencies**
- Business Acumen
- Process Management
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Organizational Agility
- Creativity
- Learning on the Fly
- Drive for Results

**Education & Experience**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field (e.g. Mechanical, Industrial, Production technology) with solid technical background
- 10+ years of professional experience in Quality, Production, Logistics, Cost/Process Planning
- Strong communication skills, team player, comprehensive thinking, management skills and highly flexible
- Commodity experience required
- 10+ years Supply Management experience working in Automotive Production environment preferred
- Increasing responsibility in an automotive production environment
- Proven record in Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and Process Improvement initiatives
- Demonstrated competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors
- Fluency in English and Foreign Language preferred
- Excellent Qua