Supplier Development Engineer, Automotive

As Supplier Development Engineer, you are expected to support all activities that ensure a continuous flow of parts supply to our NA Plants. In addition, this role must also attempt to minimize costs. During supplier development and technical assistance missions, the engineer must choose the right approach, depth, focus, techniques and lessons learned, in order to properly address situations. Each supplier development opportunity may be unique.

Core responsibilities:

• Actively engaged with suppliers and supply chains

• Ability to accurately assess supplier weaknesses and provide solutions

• Monitor high risk supplier development issues in order to prevent crisis at our operations

• Drive and develop supplier problem solving techniques for identified supplier fault issues

• Fix and develop supplier production systems and processes to prevent impact operations

• Drive supplier operational excellence

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