Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?
One of the pillars of our North American division is spread across four different sites in Mexico where a blend of manufacturing and fabrication occurs. At each location we pride ourselves on exemplary safety and employee-first standards, as we pioneer production processes to be best in class. It is our focus on quality and growth that makes us an employer of choice and helps us maintain our culture of excellence.
Position Overview
- Responsible for ensuring that suppliers meet the company’s quality standards and requirements. This role involves evaluating, monitoring, and improving supplier performance, conducting audits, and resolving quality issues to ensure that supplied materials and components meet or exceed manufacturing and customer expectations.
What you'll do
- Coordinate efforts with the Corporate Purchasing department to approve the change of components or the introduction of New Suppliers.
- Validate the effectiveness of the documentation provided by the supplier as part of the introduction of new components / suppliers.
- Coordinate corrective action plans in cases where the raw material and / or components received do not meet the documented specifications of Levolor.
- Product Verifications and result reports.
- Keep updated the AP Approved Provider file.
- Complete the Supplier Evaluation and determine with the HQ purchasing department those Suppliers that need to be notified in order to provide an improvement plan in their current performance.
- Conduct Process audits at Supplier facilities.
- Complete the PPM Quality Indicator in Inspection Receipt and coordinate the corresponding improvement plans.
- Coordinate the Swatches program and the applicable corrective actions in order to maintain this process with an OTD> 95% and PPMs <20,000.
- Execution of QMS requirements related to the Supplier Quality.
- The SQE is responsible for PPAP, implementation of corrective actions that eliminate/ reduce Supplier DDPMs
Who you are
- 1 year of experience in similar positions.
- Supplier Development Program.
- Problem Solving Process.
- Root cause analysis.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with various teams and stakeholders.
- Advanced level of English.
- SAP knowledge.
- Advanced Excel.
- NPI experience.
- US VISA
- Familiarity with process optimization techniques, such as lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and statistical process control (SPC).
What's in it for you
- Generous benefits package including medical and life
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Time off with pay
- Wellness programs and product discounts
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential.
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Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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What We Do
Hunter Douglas offers premium, intelligent window fashions that beautifully transform natural light and enhance your home's interiors. Our products are thoughtfully engineered to craft your perfect light, and many designs offer additional energy efficiency and child safety benefits. A versatile product portfolio and broad selection of innovative operating systems—including advanced automation—allow you to effortlessly choose the look you desire and how your window treatments function.
