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Ensure that ITW's quality requirement are understood and maintained by ITW's suppliers while leading a focus on continual improvement of supplier quality performance and reduction of nonconformance's.
Primary supplier-facing representative responsible for effective partnerships with external suppliers of goods and services ensuring performance to ITW requirements and objectives.
Provide clear and regular communication to suppliers while interacting with all levels of personnel at supplier locations.
Interface with applicable internal stakeholders to ensure communication surrounding supplier activities and performance.
Convey and ensure compliance with ITW's Supplier Quality Manual.
Provide supplier education and coaching on quality requirements, continual improvement tools, company initiatives, and champion supplier process improvement activities.
Lead and collaborate to resolve supplier-related problems as they occur including disposition of suspect and nonconforming material by working with suppliers and appropriate ITW personnel.
Ensure formal problem solving is executed by suppliers with root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions completed, documented and submitted to ITW without undue delay; verify effectiveness of actions taken.
Request and approve Supplier PPAPs and Master Samples ensuring compliance with internal and customer timing and requirements.
Support Customer Quality Engineers with customer and internal issues related to suppliers.
Maintain supplier records in accordance with ITW's Quality Management System and Record Retention requirements.
Compile and analyze data to make decisions to drive supplier quality improvements as well as evaluate supplier performance.
Maintain Supplier Quality metrics that include:
Nonconformance Tracking (MRB)
Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR)
Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
Support ITW Purchasing / Sourcing in the evaluation and selection of best-in-class suppliers.
Perform other tasks assigned by Manager.
Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or related discipline
5 + years of automotive manufacturing experience with emphasis on quality and ISO 9001 / IATF 16969 Quality System requirements
Experience with quality standards for suppliers to the automotive industry, preferred
Able to effectively utilize Lean Six Sigma tools (FEMA, Fishbone, 5 Why, 8D, Value Stream Map, Process Flow, A3, etc.)
Proficient in root cause analysis and permanent corrective action
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and GD&T
Able to work independently and manage multiple projects
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to occasionally lift no more than 50 pounds
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Willingness to travel locally, occasionally domestically
Must be authorized to work in the United Sates.
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ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
