Supplier Development Engineer

8 months ago
Employment Information

Job Title: Supplier Development Engineer

Location: Greensboro, NC (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

Job Description

  • Supplier Development Engineer - with Focus on Crisis and Risk Management - GTP NA Supply Network Resiliency (SNR)
  • Reporting To: GTP NA Head of Crisis and Risk Management.

Core responsibilities:

  • Coordinating delivery crises management and providing supply chain expertise to solve crises
  • Interacting with various stakeholders (Purchasing, Logistics, Manufacturing, Engineering) to minimize the impacts to Volvo plants
  • Identifying root causes of crises through deep dive and problem solving
  • Applying lean manufacturing principles to improve manufacturing processes
  • Coordinating communication with stakeholders in crises situations
  • Monitoring high risk supplier in order to prevent crisis at our operations
  • Contributing to the development and way of working within the team
  • Serving as a key partner of Purchasing Operations groups regarding Supply Chain related issues

Qualifications

Essential skills and needed experience:

  • 5 or more years of Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, and/or Supply chain experience, preferably from within the automotive/trucking industry
  • University degree required. Major in engineering or business management or supply chain management preferred
  • Supply chain (quality and development) and/or production experience
  • Preferably experience from the automotive or heavy commercial truck industry in supplier quality and capacity, manufacturing engineering, supplier development or crisis management
  • Strong problem solving, communication and teamwork skills
  • Strong accountability and project management for tasks without close supervision.
  • Frequent Travel experience to supplier sites is a MUST.

Competence required for the position:

  • Act with strong sense of urgency and commitment
  • Able to handle uncertainty and the unexpected
  • Able to handle unfamiliar tasks, using previous experiences
  • Ability to multitask and manage workload efficiently and effectively
  • Ability to drive sense of urgency to suppliers focused on information, communication, and results. Provide direct & actionable feedback
  • Be customer focused
  • Provide timely information for accurate decisions
  • Able to create trustful relations and face reality, surface problems and support finding solutions
  • Strong collaboration and leadership skills
  • Able to execute in a complex regional organization
  • Anticipate bottlenecks, explore contingencies, and provide solutions

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

  • Greensboro, NC 27401 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

  • Greensboro, NC 27401: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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