Job Description Summary

Reporting into the Supplier Quality organization, this position supports all efforts in developing and management for all San Diego and Tijuana suppliers. Primary responsibility for this position includes ensuring suppliers are compliant with BD standards and applicable US & global regulatory requirements as well as ensuring supplier has capacity and capability to meet BD demand. This position is accountable to provide leadership, development and coaching to suppliers as well as internal Supplier Quality Engineers.
This position partners with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance to product, customer, and regulatory expectations.
Key areas of focus within supplier management are leading supplier & process qualifications, leading issue/defect resolution, managing performance monitoring/reporting, compliance to appropriate standards, and streamlining/developing processes.
Key areas of support provided to team members include management of non-conformances, risk management/ communication, defect resolution, process capability/process improvement, and quality assurance general support.
Adheres to environmental policy, procedures, and supports department environmental objective.
This position will focus on NPI projects.

Job Description

Drives supplier qualification/approval process by assessing supplier QMS as well as manufacturing and technology capabilities through onsite and virtual audit activities Supports design, development, and manufacturing operations toward resolution of supplier quality problems as well as the implementation of corrections and corrective actions Works with suppliers to establish and maintain robust/rigorous measurement methodologies Partners with suppliers to establish and maintain controlled manufacturing processes Ability to collaborate externally with suppliers as well as internally with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement and Engineering. Performs root cause analysis and corrective actions for supplier quality issues (SCARs) Performs supplier validation activities using Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Performs supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities Supports the reporting of supplier quality trends, performance, and other information to leadership Travel up to 25% may be required Support and subsequently implements assigned Quality Plans Supports and if needed owns Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) projects and implements relative action items Performs techniques for continuous improvement such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), Measurement System Analysis and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) Partners with suppliers to establish and maintain controlled manufacturing processes Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Supports audit, Internal and External Partners with suppliers to establish and maintain controlled on Supplier imposed changes

Primary Work Location

MEX Tijuana - Parque Sur

Additional Locations

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