Supplier Quality Manager

Are you ready to make your next career move tojoin our team as our
** Supplier Quality Manager
** for KONE Americas in KONE
** Allen, TX
** As our Supplier Quality Manager, you will lead and manage tribe SQM activities within your region, representing SQM in the category/tribe and driving the execution of SQM initiatives aligned with global and regional plans. You will also ensure supplier “Launch” readiness in PD/CR projects through risk management (FMEA) Critical-to-Quality (CtQ), and change management (KPPAP) while also coaching and developing SQM regional team members and providing operational leadership to suppliers to key KONE stakeholders.

Lastly, you will conduct supplier audits according to the annual plan and manage the Quality Annex within the Supply and Purchasing Frame Agreement in close collaboration with the KONE contract owner.

You willbring 6+ years of progressive and successful experience in engineering, manufacturing, process and methods, supplier quality management, quality engineering, supply chain management, sourcing, or other relevant fields to KONE. You will need to have at minimum

B.SC level technical STEM / quality / industrial Eng. Degree. 5 years of related experience can be in lieu of a degree.
* Auditing of suppliers and Supplier performance management
* ISO 9001/14001/18001/45001
* Methods and tools related to (supplier) quality management such as quality control plans, Critical to Quality, Statistical Process Control, Failure-Mode-Effect Analysis, DMAIC Methodology, Six Sigma and Lean, Mistake proofing
* Stakeholder and contract management skills
* Prioritization, Execution, Collaboration, Result Focus and Problem-Solving Skills.

Experience with new product introductions (NPIs)
* In-depth knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning and TS16949 standard, methodology and tools (required).
* Root cause corrective action and preventive action experience within a manufacturing setting (required)
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