Manager - Supply Chain Quality

at The Atlas Group in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

This position is responsible for the Supplier relationships in cross-functional work environment, with daily oversight of Supplier Quality, Supplier Delivery, on-boarding of new suppliers, approval audits, desktop audits, on-site audits, and leadership over SQE’s.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Conduct approval process of new suppliers, surveillance of existing suppliers, with ownership of measurements and improvement projects and processes.
• Ability to conduct internal and supplier AS9100 audits, DPD approval audits, and tooling supplier approval audits as required.
• Manage and oversee the supplier audit schedule ensuring a level and variety of audits supported and performed.  Ability to travel for work will be required.
• Manage and oversee the Supplier Quality Review Board presenting metrics to Supply Chain leadership, and Quality leadership.
• Responsible for assuring team members receive all required training and certifications.
• Preparation of reports on quality trends and supplier ratings.
• Effectively work with QE team and other QM Peer Managers.
• Improve processes and products using Lean and Quality tools.
• Develop employees and teams to take a more proactive approach to product quality and process improvement.
• Manage and oversee supplier FAI’s as it relates to support of receiving inspection at PMC with knowledge to address any supplier gaps in FAI’s meeting end-customer requirements.
• Effectively manage Supplier RCCA’s through required quality tools such as 8D, 5-whys, Fishbones, etc.
• Support Internal leadership CAB (corrective action board) meeting with review of supplier RCCA’s.