.**Why engineering at Stryker?****:At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.**Who we want**- ** Self-directed imitators.** People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes..- ** Collaborative partners.** People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data, and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.- **Analytical problem solvers.** People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.- ** Goal-oriented developers.** Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.- ** User-focused creators.** People who imagine with the user in mind, developing technology that helps change patients' lives.**What will you do**Serve as a liaison between suppliers and Stryker to drive effective continuous improvement to the supply base, work with stakeholders and suppliers to support supplier quality issues. This will include providing technical support for activities related to supplier's quality systems and performance. Collaborate with the strategic sourcing, auditing, and development groups to understand the capabilities and competencies of suppliers to fulfill product quality and regulatory requirements. Our team within Stryker provides three core service pathways to our internal partners:- Monitoring - You will travel to suppliers to perform supplier audits. You will continuously engage sites in your region to ensure supplier performance is improving.- Deployments - you will deploy to suppliers in your region to provide robust and impactful CAPA in response to business needs.- Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) - you will develop suppliers with impactful quality improvements to enable strategic growth in our supply base.- Own supplier related CAPA, ensuring effective use of industry standard problem solving tools.- Support tracking and reporting of KPI and other metrics associated with supplier performance.- Provide education and training to suppliers.- Articulate detailed supplier performance results and trends to appropriate levels of management.- Perform PPAP activities for supplier changes.- Perform detailed process reviews at supplier's manufacturing sites.- Assess supplier process controls identifying opportunities and driving improvement withing the suppliers QMS