Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Work Flexibility: Onsite

What you will do

The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer serves as a liaison between suppliers and Stryker to drive effective continuous improvement to the supply base. Works with internal customers and suppliers to support supplier quality issues and provide technical support for activities related to supplier quality system assessment, performance evaluation and quality improvement projects.

The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer collaborates with the strategic sourcing, auditing and development groups to understand capabilities and competencies of suppliers to fulfill quality and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assess and critique supplier processes, control documentation and drive improvement in the supplier QMS
• Support tracking and reporting of KPIs and other metrics associated with supplier performance
• Propose and develop effective quality improvement plans to be implemented at appropriate suppliers
• Maintain and track completion of supplier action plans
• Provide training and problem-solving expertise at supplier locations, as needed
• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities at suppliers
• Transfer lessons learned from the supply base to internal functions for inclusion into next generation designs
• Train, mentor and assist in the development of less experienced engineers
• Provide support in third party audits relating to supplier quality engineering deliverables
• May act as a single point of contact for Strategic Business Partners and participate in supplier reviews

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business or related.
• 3+ years of experience in similar roll in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience in a Medical Device manufacturing industry in a quality rol.
• ASQ CQEE or six sigma GB Certification preferred.
• Internal auditor certified.
• Lead Quality Auditor Qualification preferred (ISO 13485, CFR 820, or comparable standard / regulation).
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (including Word, Excel, and Power Point, teams).
• English level minimum of 80% (written and spoken).
• Strong interpersonal skills, written, oral communication and negotiations skills
• Balancing facility onsite and home office working and must have availability to travel.

Travel Percentage: 60%