Job Description Hitachi Energy is the number one global manufacturer of power transformers and a global and diverse company with a very well-established collaboration culture.
Hitachi Energy is seeking a Global Supplier Quality and Development Engineer (SQE) for their transformer business unit.
The SQE role is to support the business growth and development of the global supply chain and ensure quality and sustainability compliance of very critical raw materials.
The SQE will be reporting to the Global Supply Quality and Development manager and work in close collaboration with the Global Category Manager for Oils, Chemicals, and Insulation raw materials.
It is an excellent opportunity for you if you can bring to us knowledge in the process industry and you like to grow in the supplier quality area and develop global business experience working for a leader in its field.
Your ResponsibilitiesCategory Quality Roadmap: In line with the global category roadmap, develop and execute a comprehensive supplier quality agenda to ensure sustainable quality in the category.Supplier Qualification: Evaluate the quality management system of the suppliers and align on corrective actions with the suppliers and follow-up the resolution.Supplier Assessment (On-site Audits): Plan and conduct the required supplier on-site audits, corrective action plan alignment with the suppliers.
Verify the effective closure of corrective action plan items by the supplier side.Parts Qualification: Lead the production part approval process (PPAP) for the new supplier parts/materials, including the coordination of trial parts and first article inspection activities with the factory quality.Supplier Non-Conformity Resolution: Lead the non-conformity resolution process with the suppliers in case of escalated technical issues from the factories and ensure effective root-cause analysis and countermeasure implementation by the suppliers.Supplier Performance Monitoring: Monitor and consolidate the supplier delivery and quality KPIs, the critical non-conformities escalated from the factories.
Identify the top concern suppliers within the category.Supplier Performance Improvement: Lead the supplier performance improvement actions for the targeted suppliers to meet the customer and Hitachi Energy factories' expectations (following DMAIC and/or 8D methodology).Supplier Quality Agreement: Lead Supply Quality Assurance Agreement coverage in alignment with the BU Category Manager.Interface with Other Functions and the Suppliers: Closely collaborate with the Category teams to support the implementation of Category strategy.
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