Supplier Quality Manager – Controls

Job Description Summary

GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. The Supplier Quality Manager demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. As Supplier Quality Manager you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, be involved in long-term planning, contribute to the overall strategy, and manage complex issues within functional areas of expertise. In this role, you will lead a team of Supplier Quality Engineers in their execution of supplier development and monitoring activities.

Job Description

Essential responsibilities:

• Lead and direct the global ‘Controls’ Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) activities in support of the Gas Power business.
• Lead and coach team with a focus on a culture of people development, flexibility, capability growth and effective collaboration.
• Assign work activities and provide direction for employees and assist in their professional and technical development.
• Manage SQE resources to provide technical guidance to Controls supplier base globally to assure product and process compliance with engineering drawings and specifications and GE Vernova Gas power QMS
• Facilitate the engagement of other global supplier quality resources to meet business and customer needs
• Manage the supplier qualification process and supplier surveillance process
• Work effectively with commercial, sourcing, engineering and manufacturing teams to eliminate any barriers that may affect the quality and delivery of sourced components
• Monitor supplier non-conformance performance, and drive root-cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions and process improvements to reduce the escaping defects and cost of failure.
• Actively participate in supplier recovery efforts by managing technical issue information, and ensuring SQE resources provide support for Cost of Failure Recovery
• Set team quality objectives and goals that are aligned with those of the business. Manage achievement of those objective through active KPI monitoring and initiatives development as needed
• Drive process consistency and adherence to Global Sourcing quality procedures
• Drive continuous improvement and ‘Lean’ activities across the Controls SQE team and supplier base

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics / Electrical engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 15 years professional experience
• Minimum of 5 years of sourcing or quality management experience
• Minimum of 3 years of People Leader experience or demonstrated leadership experience
• Experience in manufacturing of Power Plant / Automation Control Cabinets
• Ability and willingness to travel as required (up to 50 %)

Desired Qualifications:

• Post Graduate in Electrical / Electronics engineering or Master of Business Administration
• Experience in manufacturing / field experience with GE Mark VIe, EX2100, Static starter panels
• Experience with electronics component manufacturing, especially PCBAs, HMIs, Wire Harnesses, networking switches
• Knowledge of IPC standards
• Knowledge of TRS (Technical Regulations & Standards) compliance requirements such as IEC, CE, UL, CSA
• Proven leadership ability, especially regarding performance development and coaching
• Certified RCA Leader
• Certified SRG Auditor (GEV internal candidates)
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
• Experience with manufacturing process control
• Experience with Lean manufacturing processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong financial, quantitative and data analysis skills
• Strong project management and process improvement skills
• Ability to motivate in a cross-functional, multi-site, team environment
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills

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