Supplier Development Engineer

**Career Area**:Procurement**Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.**When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.**Role Definition**The Supplier Development Engineer for Drivetrain owns the entire Supplier relationship from a quality perspective for the Procurement Team. Starting with responsibility for Part Development - Coordinating & hosting CPPD, including Managing supplier validation and key elements of the APQP process. This individual will also own all Drivetrain Supplier quality excursions - Problem solving, process auditing, and driving RCCA by leading multi-functional team exercises and meetings. These people are the liaisons between Caterpillar and the Supplier driving quality excellence and SER certification through new development and current supply base.**Responsibilities**- Managing EtQ - PPAP, NCM, CAR,- Hosting multi-functional team meetings between Caterpillar facilities, Engineering, and the Suppliers.- Conducting capacity planning exercises (RCCP’s)- Managing Supplier metrics- Working issues at receiving facilities with SQE, and Manufacturing Engineering**Degree Requirement**- Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering Degree- Intermediate experience in Manufacturing- Machining- Foundry- Manufacturing Engineering- Advanced English level required**Skill Descriptors**Effective Communications:- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.Problem Solving:- Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.- Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.- Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.- Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.- Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.- Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.Process Improvement:- Streamlines the critical workflow for executing key processes.- Sets priorities for addressing process problems that limit performance.- Develops methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.- Monitors external sources for applicable new methods and controls.- Analyzes findings from improvement cycles to ensure success of interventions.- Coaches others to develop the skills to improve processes.Quality Orientation:- Collaborates with other groups to develop quality standards that are synchronized across units.- Defines quality from multiple perspectives - e.g., operational, employee, customer, market.- Applies current best practices to modify standards and improve quality outcomes.- Attention to details (Process auditing, reviewing Control Plans & PFMEAs)- Resolves apparent discrepancies between quality and safety objectives.- Monitors intangible measures of quality such as perceived quality to ensure operational outcomes are relevant to stakeholders.Production Part Approval Process (PPAP):- Develops testing and validation procedures to test the quality of manufactured parts/products so that it meets desired customer standards.- Identifies and resolves key issues with PPAP implementation and submissions.- Monitors the execution of PPAP steps within a facility and ensures their compliance with industry standards and internal guidelines.- Oversees PPAP implementation; establishes a high trust relationship between stakeholders.- Reviews the complex documentation and elements required during the PPAP submission process.- Trains others on the execution of PPAP to get the required approvals and teaches them about the different PPAP submission levels.Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies:- Ensures communication vehicles are effectively informing affected areas and personnel.- Consults on development and implementation of cross-functional standards.- Participates in the development of organizational policies and practices.- Develops and uses control and monitoring mechanisms for adherence.- Collaborates with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.- Participates in defining architectural principles and standards for organization.Supplier Management - MFG:- Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and r