Supplier Relationship Management Specialist IV

Inside the Role
The Supplier Management Specialist focuses activities on improving the supplier's overall quality and delivery performance to DTNA. Suppliers are continuously monitored through performance-based management. We strive to have the supplier achieve Master of Quality through assessing, developing, and driving continuous improvement. Supplier management specialist activities will result in higher performance in supplier delivery, quality, and lowest Total Supplier Driven Cost.

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits include

• annual bonus program
• 401kcompany contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 - 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-termand long-term disability plans

• Commodity focus Resins/Mirrors/Insulation:
  Injection Mold, Thermoform, composites.
• Develop our supply base to ensure best overall cost, quality, manufacturability, and operational self-reliance.
• Work with suppliers to develop appropriate project schedules to achieve vehicle milestone objectives and KPIs.
• Establish manufacturing processes to include critical characteristics and parameter controls across a broad spectrum of inputs (tooling, equipment, process capacity, capability, quality, throughput, and human development)
• Collaborate with Product Strategy and Operations Planning on the Long-Range Production Plan and the capability of current suppliers to meet volume / mix.
• Perform assessments by following a trigger-based performance decision matrix. They provide results and develop a plan for improving the supplier's performance.
• Lead problem solving activities at the supplier. Review and approve permanent corrective actions submitted by the supplier. Perform run at rate to ensure capacity at the supplier is sufficient.
• Lead escalation processes (Help) for poor-performing suppliers.
• Collaborate with procurement and be a partner by providing current input on supplier quality and delivery performance while supporting the awarding process.
• Collaborate with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to determine the ideal performance specifications and supplier metrics.
• Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail, self-direction and integrity.
• Drive for results and customer satisfaction by collaborating with teams, leading projects, and continuously driving improvement in the supply base.
• Maintain and communicate responsible status information supporting project KPI visualization. Internally and externally.
• Identifies process waste and develops a plan with the supplier to eliminate.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or similar technical field
• 4+ years of supplier management, procurement, supply chain, or changeover experience
• 4+ years supplier quality experience - Quality system audit, PPAP, root cause & corrective actions at the supplier. Statistical process Control, Capacity management verification by run at rate.
• Experience in Manufacturing environment, or Shop floor management, or leadership role
• Process knowledge in tooling, Die and Sand Cast, forgings, stamping, welding, injection mold, machining, heat treatment, electronics…