Supplier Development Engineer (INDIA)

Supplier Development Engineer (INDIA) Department: Logistics / Supply Chain / Distribution / Transportation Employment Type: フルタイム Location: India Reporting To: Danny Phillips Description Experienced Supplier Development Engineer responsible for developing and managing our supplier base for submersible pumps and motors in India. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure supplier quality, reliability, and performance meet our company's standards. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Supplier Development: Develop and implement comprehensive supplier development strategies to improve quality, delivery, and cost • Supplier Scorecards: Establish scorecards to measure suppliers' performance, providing feedback and areas for improvement. • Supplier Audits and Assessments: Regularly evaluate suppliers' quality, delivery, and cost performance to identify areas for improvement. • Collaborative Approach: Collaborate with global procurement, global engineering, and global quality teams to identify and qualify new suppliers. • Cost Reduction Initiatives: Collaborate with suppliers to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities. • Long-term Agreements: Negotiate long-term contracts or partnerships to ensure supplier commitment and stability. • Process Improvement Initiatives: Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers • Delivery Performance Improvement: Implement just-in-time (JIT) delivery, vendor-managed inventory (VMI), or other strategies to improve suppliers' delivery performance. • Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Skills and Abilities • Communication – Delivers accurate, clear, and concise messages orally and/or in writing. • Problem Solving – Uses a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem, determining the most likely cause by eliminating potential causes of a problem. • Decision Making – Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares alternatives and makes timely decisions. • Project Management – Develops project plans, schedules and budgets, and keeps project team on task. Manages risks and issues. Prepares and delivers project status reports. Education and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field. • Minimum 7- 10 years of experience in supplier development or quality engineering preferably from submersible pumps and motors manufacturing background. • Hands on experience in working with suppliers of casting items, machining components, plastic parts • Familiar with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methods Computer Skills • Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access) with PowerBI Physical Activities While performing the functions of this job, the employee is: • Continually required to travel • Regularly required to reach with hands to finger, handle, or feel; kneel and crouch; and talk or hear. • Working at workshops / factories / shopfloor of supplier. #FEIndia