Supplier Development Engineer

Supplier Development Engineer, Staff

Kokomo, IN

Borg Warner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At Borg Warner, we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

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We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 80 locations in 19 countries.

Borg Warner Power Drive Systems is currently looking for a “dynamic, results driven” individual to join as a Supplier Development Engineer, Staff. The Supplier Development Engineer, Staff will help develop, implement, lead, and drive global supplier quality strategies for semiconductors. It provides regional/global leadership in the implementation, execution and enforcement of global commodity quality strategies in support of business growth.

• Create, communicate, execute and maintain global supplier quality strategy for commodity.
• Create and implement Supplier Vetting Strategy, Supplier Capability Assessment, Supplier Selection (Pre-Sourcing) and Development Strategy, and Key Supplier Performance Metrics.
• In collaboration with Global Commodity Manager, develop and implement supplier quality roadmap.
• Identify new technologies that support Borg Warner's growth and product leadership position in the market.
• Identify and develop suppliers that meet and/or exceed PDS long-term expectations that result in a differentiation in the marketplace.
• Develop processes and roadmaps for vetting process in respective commodity.
• Execute and assess supplier capability.
• Execute global quality assessment and Training of suppliers and BW SDE-Semiconductors.
• Track and communicate global commodity industry trends, manufacturing strategies, technology factors and opportunities in the global marketplace.
• Establish KPI to monitor supplier performance over mid and long-term.
• Center of Expertise for manufacturing processes of the respective commodity (SEMICONDUCTORS). Develop model for compliance matrix and assess supplier’s competencies to assure quality competitiveness in pursuit of new business opportunities.
• Owns and governs the supplier quality vetting and selection framework, with authority to approve or elevate sourcing decisions based on risk, capability, and strategic fit.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Global Commodity Management, Engineering, Program Management, and Plant Operations to drive supplier performance, change management, resolve systemic quality issues, and influence sourcing decisions to improve Quality/Cost/Time.
• Identify quality improvement opportunities. Support and drive continuous improvement programs at suppliers and within Borg Warner.
• Establish and lead supplier technical site assessment. Coordinate and perform supplier process audits, corrective action audits, and quality assessment including new supplier assessments in cooperation with SCM and Engineering.
• Participate and support key supplier sourcing process. Lead resolution of quality issues with suppliers.
• Coordinate cross functional technical problem resolution at or related to supplier. Serve as escalation role in complex supplier…