Specific duties:

• Ensures suppliers meet ISO9001/TS16949 requirements. Develop suppliers to meet increasing quality requirements/expectations.
• Prepares and maintains policies, procedures, and manuals for North America on the determination of new supply sources, supplier quality relations, standardization of measurements, and acceptable criteria of materials.
• Conducts audits of suppliers' quality control systems, quality capabilities, processes, and facilities, which may involve exposure to a variety of environmental conditions. Determine advisability of changing or adding sources of supply.
• Interfaces with plant personnel to resolve chronic or major supplier issues and verify that suppliers understand process/product requirements.
• Reviews engineering specifications to determine suppliers' abilities to meet parameters and reviews new and modified product designs from a material standpoint advising modifications when necessary.
• Administers NA Supplier Performance programs for critical material and all nonconforming material. Monitors suppliers' corrective action plans and tracks supplier ppm's