Corporate Supplier Quality Manager

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.

Job Responsibilities:

The purpose of this role is to establish and maintain a robust supplier quality management system both within the Corporate Headquarters as well as within the Magna Exteriors Global Divisions.  The intent of the role is to utilize all available sources of data to identify top impacting suppliers and work collaboratively to continuously improve their performance (both on-site and remotely).  Additionally, use existing data is the prioritization of helping source top performing suppliers to help achieve Magna’s goal to meet/exceed customer expectations for quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership to the Corporate Office and Divisions to accomplish the tasks and duties described below.

• Review on-going program, production and warranty supplier quality KPIs to review supplier performance (delivery and quality)

• Define top focus supplier sites and engage with them to proactively outline and implement overall improvement plan with clear actions, owners, and due dates

• Monitor supplier roadmap progression towards improvement while informing both supplier and Magna Leadership of progress or help needed

• Engage with Corporate and Divisional teams to identify those suppliers which should not be recommended for new model business sourcing and those which are preferred by commodity type based on objective data

• For the top impacting supplier sites (quality or delivery performance), engage with the supplier to outside roadmap for improvement using all available Magna tools.  Engagement may be remotely or in person at the supplier

• Support the Corporate function for Divisions with roadblocks pertaining engagement of suppliers.  This may include, but not limited to problem solving activities, time bound actions, supplier negotiations,

• Utilize problem solving, FMEA, Control Plan RedX, PPAP knowledge to guide suppliers to systemic improvement

• Prepare and provide Magna Leadership updates on KPIs, Roadmaps, Roadblocks and Progress on supplier improvement path.  Updates may include both written and verbal communications and tools and at an agreed cadence

• Support Internal Audit Requirements whether MAFACT, IATF or other customer or automotive industry requirements

• Achieve year over year improvement on agreed performance KPIs

• Engage with other Magna functions as needed to achieve the goals of the organization and the role

• Escalate known issues within the company in a proactive approach to allow needed stakeholders to engage to resolve the issue

• Work with IT resources to automate systems to monitor Tier 2 – Tier X performances

• Review program gate packages for robustness of Divisional APQP quality checks of Tier 2 – Tier X supply base and engage with sites for systemic improvement

• When necessary, prepare and present materials on supplier or division behalf to Customers

• Follow all Corporate policies and procedures which will be outlined during on-boarding process

• Strong organizational skills will be required to support global teams

• Monitor systems to ensure integrity of data, and work with divisions where data issues are identified, including QPF APQP, Audit, Complaint and Tasks Modules

• Monitor division APQP activity to ensure compliance with Magna Supplier Quality PDP requirements

• Coordinate supplier performance reporting across the Group to support consistency and accuracy of operational ratings in the Magna Supplier Spend Databases

Education / Experience / Special Knowledge / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (or Bachelor’s equivalency) in Engineering or Science field or combination of education and experience.

• Education or experience in the following manufacturing technology types is preferred: molding, stamping, electrical, assembly methods, paint or coatings.  Additional trainings may be required over time.

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification is Preferred

• Advanced Mathematical skills in using statistical methods specifically Weibull projections is needed

• Must have advanced level of Excel skills and ability to create basic to executive level powerpoint presentations

• Must have experience in product design, CAE, GD&T

• Should have knowledge of APQP, PPAP, Problem Solving Methods like RedX or Six Sigma

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to successfully coordinate and complete multiple tasks within and across department to meet established and changing deadlines.

• Strong communication skills: verbal, written and technical presentations to be able to engage internally or externally with level of management

• Must have basic accounting knowledge and experience

Skills Testing

• Excel and PowerPoint Test will be administered

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer.

• Will require travel, domestic and international.  (Target = 25%)

• Ability to lift and handle parts to a maximum weight of thirty (30) pounds.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Magna Exteriors