Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Leadership and Accountability: Provide strategic leadership and accountability for sourcing quality parts qualification, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer requirements.
• Team Coordination: Directly lead and coordinate sourcing quality teams across all related new program activities to meet the needs of both internal and external customers, driving continuous improvement in Proactive Quality concepts.
• Policy Development: Develop and oversee the implementation of procedures, regulations, and work instructions that support Proactive Quality under AS9145 / AS13100 requirements, ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
• Supplier Quality Management: Manage and oversee Supplier Quality Management of Change processes, policies, and tools for an assigned portfolio of hardware, programs, and/or suppliers, ensuring supplier performance and quality standards are met.
• New Product Launches: Lead efforts to support new product launches, ensuring supplier quality meets required standards and proactively addressing risks and challenges.
• Mentorship and Coaching: Mentor and coach teams and individuals across various projects involving multiple part families and/or different Engine Programs, fostering professional growth and development.
• Strategic Roadmaps: Develop and execute strategic roadmaps for the successful integration of Management of Change Product Quality Planning into existing policies and procedures.
• Risk Management: Lead risk assessment and action planning for Management of Change, ensuring proactive identification and mitigation of potential issues.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Maintain and communicate NPI, Source Change, and/or NTI plan execution to partner pillars within Supplier Performance & Execution, respective Commodity/Part Family teams, and customer program focal points. Share progress and lessons learned to inform future strategies.
• Functional Leadership: Collaborate with leaders across functions to implement changes within NTI, NPI, and Product Management, driving alignment and operational efficiency.
• Training and Development: Train and coach individuals and teams on various elements within Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), including FMEAs, Gage R&Rs, Control Plans, and other quality tools.
• Quality Assurance: Develop and implement a rigorous review process to ensure the quality and completeness of deliverables in collaboration with various leaders.
• Executive Reporting: Generate executive summaries indicating status, business impact, and significant issues related to NTI/NPI projects, providing clear and actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Supplier Development: Oversee both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development, including supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, and guiding key suppliers toward industrial standards of excellence.
• Interpersonal Leadership: Act as a key communicator and collaborator with direct colleagues and the business, providing informal guidance to new team members and explaining complex information in straightforward situations.
• Autonomy and Judgment: Operate with a high degree of autonomy, focusing on strategic execution of activities and provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment and may involve guidance from senior leadership.
• Documentation and Compliance: Ensure concise, complete, and accurate documentation of inspection results relative to the area of responsibility. Support inspection and test status requirements defined by regulations, engineering product specifications, Control Plans, and PPAP approval.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college + a minimum of 5 years of manufacturing for automotive or aerospace experience. 
• Knowledge of manufacturing and production process
• Knowledge of government compliance and quality control regulatory standards
• Travel: Up to 25

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Prior supplier quality management experience.
• Understanding of AS9100 – AS13100 standards.
• Knowledge of measurement techniques, metrology, inspection methods, and equipment.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.
• Strong planning and prioritizing skills.