Supplier Development Engineer

SupplierDevelopmentEngineer

Pune,India

Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

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Optimas is currently searching for an enthusiastic and experiencedSupplier Development Engineer to work with the Supplier Development Director and team to manage the regional supplier base. You will act as akey part of the Supplier Development Engineering team, delivering against targets and objectives of assigned suppliers to ensure the efficient running of the P2P process and maintaining Customer Focus.

ThisrolereportsdirectlytotheSupplierDevelopmentDirector,International.

• Schedule, manage and conduct planned and unplanned supplier audits as required by the business in line with the Supplier Audit Plan and business requirements ensuring lead times and targets for audit completion are met and, that all non-compliances identified are actioned bythe supplier and re-audited on completion.
• Ensure compliance of all assigned regional suppliers to the Optimas Supplier manual and ethical minimum compliance requirements.
• AddnewassignedsupplierstotheApprovedsupplierlistandmaintaintheirstatus.
• Ensure the correct on boarding of all assigned regional new suppliers ensuring that all requirements (Feasibility, APQP, NPI, PPAP, Compliance, Delivery & Packaging) are fully understood and compliant.
• Ensure that all suppliers submit required self assessments to any Optimas or Customeridentified specific audit and continuous Improvement tools (E.G. CQI-9, 11, 12, ETC).
• Support Strategic Sourcing, Commercial & Bid, and New Item Introduction teams with new product introduction at assigned suppliers through use of the Optimas Supplier APQP Process, conducting supplier APQP reviews in line with Optimas & Suppliers project timing to facilitate supplier on-time project delivery.
• Support Optimas PPAP GCOE as required with assigned suppliers when supplier PPAP submissions are rejected and GCOE Engineers are unable to solve directly.

• Support Strategic Sourcing in all assigned new supplier activities, supplier development and cost (EBITDA) enhancement activities linked to supplier agreements facilitation.
• Schedule, manage and support all assigned regional supplier improvement activity to ensure timelines and targets are adhered to and met as planned, to ensure the efficient running of Optimas processes and maintaining Customer Focus.
• Support supplier problem solving activities as required by the business, including support of Optimas Quality Engineering teams with suppliers failing to, or unable to resolve Optimasquality concerns.
• Schedule,manage,andsupportallrequiredsupplierCOPQactivitieswithassignedsuppliers.
• Schedule, manage and conduct supplier training activities including, but not limited to APQP, PPAP, and Concern Management / 8D with all assigned suppliers.
• Provideregularregionalactivityandsummaryperformancereportslinkedtoobjectivetargets.
• Actively support theSupplier Development Director in continuous improvement of all current systems, processes and the development of new processes / systems
• ActivelyrepresenttheSupplierDevelopmentfunctioninallassignedregional,internalandsupplier management reviews / audits as requested.
• Ensure that all processes and procedures applicable to the roleareadhered toand that records are readily available.
• Otherrelevanttasksandduties,asassigned.

KeyPerformanceIndicators:

• AuditScheduleAdherence(Ontime,Averagetimetoclose)andupto date.
• AuditStatus(AgreedSuppliersto“A”Status).
• COPQReduction(PPM&Incidents–AssignedSuppliers).
• SupplierDevelopment(EBITDAEnhancement(InlinewithSupplierAgreementrequirements (OEE, Margin))).
• NCRStatus(AssignedSuppliers,OnTime,timetoclose,Reduction).
• NCR