Description:What You Will Be Doing As the Supply Partner Development Engineer SPDE you will be part of the Supply Network Resiliency SNR group you drive and manage performance of your supply base from a QDCF-TSR standpoint. You will be part of a team of supplier development colleagues focused on addressing low performing suppliers that have traditionally worked with us. You will focus on providing strong supplier technical assistance. The supplier concern areas are heavily focused on unhealthy production systems lack of technical resources and an inability to find quick and sustainable solutions when production processes become abnormal. Primarily the mission is to return the suppliers back to health and install a zero tolerance focus at the supplier for impacting operations or customer satisfaction. Furthermore when required the mission is also to support resourcing activities away from troubled suppliers. You will also promote a strong collaboration between Supplier Development and the rest of NA SNR and GTP. This extends globally thereby capitalizing on global knowledge and competence sharing within SNR. Our Supply Partner Development SPD team is a dedicated group responsible for ensuring that the company has adequate performance capacity and flexibility throughout the supply chain. Our function requires developing suppliers which includes all phases of product lifecycle from start of production to aftermarket phase. The SDE also assists with supplier delivery crisis situations to mitigate impacts and secure deliveries to the company and aftermarket sites. Reporting To: Head of Supply Partner Development GTP NA 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:
Able to analyze supplier capacity and supplier investment requests
Actively engaged with suppliers and supply chains
Ability to accurately assess supplier weaknesses and provide solutions
Monitor high risk supplier development issues 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 to operations
Drive supplier operational excellence
Set focused priorities to reach objectives
Work in accordance with the GTP processes the Code of Conduct
Represent GTP at suppliers and escalate as needed to prevent crisis at our operations
Act with strong sense of urgency and commitment
Able to handle uncertainty and the unexpected
Able to handle unfamiliar tasks using previous experiences
Ability to multitask and manage workload efficiently and effectively
Ability to drive sense of urgency to suppliers focused on information communication and results. Provide direct actionable feedback
Be customer focused
Provide timely information for accurate decisions
Able to create trustful relations and face reality surface problems and support finding solutions
Strong collaboration and leadership skills
Able to execute in a complex regional organization
Anticipate bottlenecks explore contingencies and provide solutions
What We Are Looking For
4 year degree required
Supply chain quality and development and/or production experience
Preferably experience from the automotive or heavy commercial truck industry in supplier quality and capacity manufacturing engineering supplier development or crisis management
Strong problem solving communication and teamwork skills
Strong accountability and project management for tasks without close supervision
Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
Customer focused mindset dedicated to meet external and internal customer expectations
Desire to work in a collaborative team towards a common purpose
Strong integrity and creativity
Flexibility and preparedness to travel with short notice
Skills:supplier quality, root cause analysis, automotive, heavy equipment, quality, lean manufacturing Top Skills Details:supplier quality,root cause analysis,automotive,heavy equipment,quality,lean manufacturing The consultants will have to be based in Greensboro. First 3 months in the office, after that they could go hybrid depending on performance for 2-3 days a week. Desired requirements: OEM or Tier1 experience. Experience within the automotive/trucking industry. Experience Level:Intermediate Level About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.
