Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

**Job Description** ------------------- Position title:                     **Sr Supplier Quality Engineer** Job Location:                      Juarez, Mexico Business Sector:               Electrolux Major Appliances Region:                                North America Function:                             Quality North America Reporting to:                      Head of Supplier Quality North America Direct reports:                   No Functional reports:          No **SCOPE** * Plan and execute actions for Suppliers qualification, supplier performance management, prevention activities and continuous improvement. **JOB DESCRIPTION** * Contact and source of Supplier Quality information. * Ensure a good relationship with peers, other team members and plant Supplier Quality teams. * Ensure collaboration with R&D, Quality, Plant Supplier Quality and Procurement for projects and actions. * Support R&D for part approval with supplier cross plants, process knowledge and input to and feedback form suppliers. * Establish plans to ensure Supplier readiness to SOP with focus on Prevention, PFMEA, PCP, PPAP documentation. * Pre-production activities before Sourcing Board decisions. * Create and follow up Supplier action list. * Create and follow up Audit plan. * Execute Process audits and Follow-up based on Projects, Sourcing Board or audit requests. * Ensure support for Quality Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement in collaboration with Quality for assigned projects. * Cross plant and Cross Regional support for prevention. Minimize firefighting activities. * Lead and Drive Supplier Quality improvements. * Support Suppliers Development team in their actions. * Create clear reporting on targets and follow up. Monthly reporting about status and next steps. * Escalate Quality problems to direct manager if no progress or no willingness from supplier. **COMPETENCES AND SKILLS NEEDED** * Ability to deal with other functions peers and top management. * Ability to coordinate set goals and priorities for multiple project activities while keeping the set timelines. * Operational experience in parts qualification flow, delivering of product launch (SOP), lead time drivers, material flow, planning. * Expertise of components manufacturing processes. * Proficiency of QA tools and methodologies: FMEA, SPC, MSA, 5S, PDCA, …. * Understanding of SCR (Service Call Rate) and PPM impact to an industrial environment. * Experience in guiding suppliers through requirements, expectations, technical documents, specifications and drawings etc. * Knowledge of main international Quality Standards (i/e: ISO 9000, IATF 16949, ….). **PERSONAL CHARACHTERISTIC** * Energetic, Self-Organized, Self-motivated, Strong team player, Analytical, Problem Solver, result driven, good communication, Ability to work in multitasking, Ability to work in a multicultural ambient, Absolute Moral integrity, Stature to deal with Top Management both internal and external. * Willing to travel frequently within NA region and occasionally overseas. **EDUCATION** * Engineering or Technical bachelor’s degree is mandatory. * 2nd or 3rd party Auditor qualification is additional and preferential. **EXPERIENCE** * Min 3–5-year experience in Suppliers Quality, Quality, R&D, Purchasing. * Experience in Home Appliances or Automotive industry is preferential. * Experience preferred in following component groups:            * Mechanical/Electro-mechanical * Metal components * Motors, compressors * Complex assembly and test operations **LANGUAGE** * English – Fluent, both written and spoken * Spanish – Fluent, both written and spoken