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**Job Summary****Responsibilities**- Manages all aspects of the engineering relationship with key suppliers for the AMS regional development and manufacturing of packaging components for both the PS and Print businesses.- Reviews and evaluates supplier product designs, processes, and activities for compliance with company manufacturing guidelines, quality processes, and standards; provides tangible feedback based on results to improve product quality and mitigate risk of product failure.- Manages the identification, access, acquisition, and supply of designated commodities, and manages the relationship, contract development, and contract execution with the supplier of such commodities.- Assists in resolving purchasing and procurement-related issues between factories and vendors.- Leads overall engineering and customer feedback analysis processes for supplier products; communicates and collaborates with management, internal, and outsourced suppliers, manufacturing, and development partners to develop and implement changes to product or process to reduce defects, improve quality, and lower costs.- Directly places, processes, and follows up on orders to expedite and ensure timely delivery to meet project schedules.- Develops and implements ways to measure supplier performance to drive continuous improvement.- Provides advanced domain-specific expertise and overall procurement engineering leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.- Drives innovation and integration of new supplier technologies and company quality initiatives into product design and manufacturing.- Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.
**Education & Experience** Recommended**- Four-year or Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.- Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in purchasing/ sourcing, planning, project management, compliance and quality assurance, supplier relationship management, or a related field.
**Preferred Certifications**NA**Knowledge & Skills**- Auditing- Continuous Improvement Process- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)- New Product Development- Process Improvement- Procurement- Project Management- Purchasing- Risk Management- SAP Applications- Strategic Sourcing- Supplier Identification And Selection- Supplier Management- Supplier Performance Management- Supplier Quality Engineering- Supplier Quality Management- Supplier Relationship Management- Supply Chain- Supply Chain Management- Vendor Management**Cross-Org Skills**- Effective Communication- Results Orientation- Learning Agility- Digital Fluency- Customer Centricity**Impact & Scope**- Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives