Supplier Quality Manager

Job Description : SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGER MALAYSIA An exciting Supplier Quality Manager job has just become available at one of the most respected manufacturing and production firms based in Penang. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, this is a role for a manager who is well versed in overall supplier sourcing, qualification and development who is well experienced in manufacturing environment. About the Supplier Quality Manager Role: Due to excellent results and future expansion plans, the Supplier Quality Manager will play a key role in the engineering team's continued development and success. Key Responsibilities: · Creates and executes strategies for divisional SQE team and individual SQE to improve the performance of global suppliers, through operational excellence principles in the areas of quality, cost and delivery · Measures progress and identifies/takes the necessary actions when objectives, targets and/or goals are not met · Ensures that supplier development activities are identified and initiated utilising the corrective action process, and progress is monitored/measured through periodic meetings/quarterly scorecard reviews · Continuously improves supplier quality infrastructure, including supplier scorecards, performance metrics, audit checklists, etc. · Drives the incorporation of these requirements into global systems and processes wherever possible · Drives enhancements to global systems, processes and tools to support changing/evolving global needs/requirements · Coaches, mentors, and develops supplier quality team to improve competency in technical depth, business acumen, programme management, product development methodology, and operating results · Works cross-functionally with the ability to focus on the broader business issues over functional responsibility · Ensures suppliers continue to develop and implement best practices that emphasises defect prevention, reduction in variation and continuous improvement · Works with engineering (design and manufacturing) teams to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements · Manages root cause analysis and corrective actions process of supplier quality issues. Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions · Reviews supplier manufacturing processes, collaborate with supplier on process improvement and enhancement opportunity · Promotes the use of techniques for continuous improvement, such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Error Proofing, Measurement System Analysis and FMEA To succeed in this Supplier Quality Manager role, you must to have strong knowledge in end-to-end supplier quality management and people manager in manufacturing environment. Key Requirements: · Minimum of 10 years' experience in the field of quality and/or supplier quality with at least three years in a management role · Experience in electronics component manufacturing, preferably semiconductor assembly process, including but not limited to wafer processing, PCB, plating · Knowledge of manufacturing and material operations, preferably from direct work experience electronics component manufacturing · Excellent leadership and management skills · Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members across the globe · Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills · Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making

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