Associate Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering

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Job Title: Associate Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering Job Code: 38589 Job Location: Alpharetta, GA (Onsite) Job Schedule: 9/80

Responsible for management of engineering and inspectors ensuring high quality deliveries of procured products.  Coordinates/develops/monitors/maintains necessary metrics, procedures, controls to assure compliance/conformance to regulatory, customer, and company requirements.  Will work closely with internal teams, suppliers, and customers to analyze and resolve process issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions, and ensuring long term effectivity.

• Coordinate and track with supply base for containment, root cause, and proper corrective and preventive actions on non-conformances and customer returns.

• Leading a team of supplier quality engineers and inspectors, while maintaining specific supplier responsibilities, and interfacing with customers and program personnel.

• Review, understand, ensure communication of quality flow down requirements to the supply base.

• Ensure Supplier First Article Inspections are accurate and per AS9102 standards prior to approval and provide training to supply base when necessary.

• Support Engineering in defining key/critical product and process characteristics.

• Perform review of bid and proposal activities that support supplier quality needs.

• Perform audits in support of onboarding new suppliers or proactive surveillance audits for critical supplier.

• Analyze supplier performance and develop improvement plans for identified problem areas to drive down supplier COPQ and nonconformance rates.

• Willingness and ability to travel (typically around 25%).

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

• Must be a US citizen.

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