Manager, Supplier Quality

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DEUTZ is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative drive systems. Its core competences are the development, production, distribution and servicing of diesel, gas and electric drivetrains for professional applications that is used in construction equipment, agricultural machinery, material handling equipment, stationary equipment, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles and other applications.

Job Summary

Supplier Evaluation

o Audit and feasibility ranking of external suppliers worldwide.

o Prepare the information for the decision-making process in the sourcing board

Supplier qualification and improvement

o Manage new supplier implementation and supplier transfer with respect to quality for DEUTZ Corporation and DEUTZ AG

o Negotiate and finalize the quality agreement

o Create Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

o Action definition and follow-up.

o Manage and handle the necessities of and around the Production Paft

o Approval Process (PPAP)

o KPI management for supplier related Quality metrics

Internal project responsibility

o Participate and represent the supplier quality in specific project team meetings

o Manage the PPAP overview per project and coordinating between the suppliers and the related DEUTZ departments the achieving of the PPAP approval

Cross Functional Responsibilities

o Support the teamwork in the cross-functional team responsibilities to reduce the overall failure rate and improve failure prevention.

o Lead failure-solving process for supplier-caused defects.

o Global alignment with DEUTZ AG Supplier Quality team.

Travel

o Travel in North America, including Mexico, up to approximately twenty-five percent (25%) depending on business needs.

Worksite Location:

• 3883 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093; and
• 1409 Valentine Industrial Parkway, Pendergrass, Georgia 30567

Requirements:

• U.S. Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering;
• 60 months of work experience in Quality Assurance, e.g. as Supplier Quality Engineer; and
• At least, 12 months of experience with (i) leading project feasibility discussions from a financial and quality standpoint; (ii) developing business cases for projects relating to external suppliers; (iii) Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP); (iv) Production Part Approval Process (PPAP); and (v) IATF 16949:2016.

8:00am – 5:00pm, 40 hours per week.

Send resume and relevant credentials to DEUTZ Corporation, HR, 3883 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093.