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JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary Description

• This position is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of a supplier management organization, collaboratively setting the strategy and optimizing the team infrastructure to drive supplier quality performance.
• Job Responsibilities
• Creates and executes strategies to improve the performance of global suppliers, through operational excellence principles in the areas of quality, cost and delivery.
• Continuously improve our supplier quality infrastructure, including Supplier Scorecards, Performance Metrics, Audit checklists, etc.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops supplier quality team to improve competency in technical depth, business acumen, program management, product development methodology, and operating results.
• Work cross-functionally with the ability to focus on the broader business issues over functional responsibility.
• Responsible for ensuring suppliers continue to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect prevention, reduction in variation and continuous improvement.
• Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) teams to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements.
• Manage root cause analysis and corrective actions process of supplier quality issues. Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions.
• Review the supplier manufacturing processes, collaborate with supplier on process improvement and enhancement opportunity.
• Promote the use of techniques for continuous improvements, such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Error Proofing, Measurement System Analysis and FMEA.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a recognized degree in Engineering or other equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the field of Quality and/or Supplier Quality. A least 7 years in a management role.
• Experience in electronics component manufacturing, preferably semiconductor assembly process, including but not limited to wafer processing, PCB, Plating.
• Experience in leading large, complex programs/projects successfully through demonstrated operating and performance results.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and material operations, preferably from direct work experience
• Ability to motivate and inspire employees; exhibiting exemplary communication skills competencies
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members across the globe.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. Good command of English and Mandarin.
• Excellent organizational and follow up skills.
• Competent in problem-solving, team building, planning and decision making.
• Strong background in DOE and SPC. Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.
• Ability to interact with multiple disciplines in a 7x24 manufacturing facility.
• Self-motivated; able to take initiative and work with minimum supervision and direction.