Position summary:

Manage Supplier Quality Improvements and ensure Purchasing- and Supplier- management compliancy to FDA QSR 820 par 50 Purchasing Controls.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for Supplier Quality function at Site level and drive ‘’one face ’’ towards Supply Base.
• Manage directly a team of Supplier Quality Engineers that own the Supplier Quality improvement function for assigned commodity and suppliers in multiple BIU’s of our HeatlthTech.
• Drive continuous improvement of SQ functional competence and maturity through coaching, mentoring and promotion of best practice.  
• Support the development and continuous improvement of Purchasing Controls and implement the outcome in multiple BIU’s QMS’s and ongoing training and implementation support for Purchasing and BIU stakeholders.
  • Manage the deployment of Purchasing Controls on Site level to ensure regulatory compliance in Purchasing Management and Supply Base management.
  • Manage the Supplier Quality improvement strategy by monitoring and owning supplier performance metrics, eg. on SCAR, QN, FFOR, GSRS etc.
  • Drive supplier quality improvement plans with selected suppliers as agreed upon with BIU- , Operations - and Purchasing- stakeholders.
  • Manage and maintain Supplier Quality KPI’s for monthly and quarterly reporting into BIU Management and into the global SQ function as well.
  • Manage the BIU/Site -ASL and supplier qualification and classification thereof.
  • Manage the execution of the Supplier Audit Planning and non-conformity follow-up in the SQE team.
  • Manage the cross-site Supplier Quality collaboration e.g. supplier audit planning
  • Participate in creation and execution of global IS-SQ functional strategy goals and objectives.
  • Represent the SQ function on the Site both with Purchasing Manager and other functional stakeholder management teams.

Requirements:

• B.Sc. with 3-5 years active in Purchasing and Supplier Quality Management.
• Good understanding of statistical methods, quality tools and methodologies (QFD, CtQ breakdown, DfSS, SPC, AQP, FMEA, Control Plan) - advantage
• Six Sigma GB/ BB certification preferred.
• Proven experience in leading a team.
• Detect business risks, be persistent in follow up and escalate appropriately.
• Cross functional skills and awareness of business requirements.
• Highly motivated, action oriented, persistent towards accomplishing tasks and drives for success.
• Ability to communicate well, oral and written, in English and Hebrew.