Supplier Quality Manager
About the Role: We are looking for a Supplier Quality Manager to join our Fabrics Quality team. In this role, you will own the supplier quality relationship for a specific supplier or category of materials. This involves driving and prioritizing initiatives, issue resolution, metrics/scorecards, quality agreements, supplier corrective action requests, supplier waivers, raw material specification development, audits and development of SOP/process surrounding supplier quality.
This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid remote work arrangement, depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.
Responsibilities:
- Identify quality issues and opportunities for supplier improvement
- Drive resolution of supplier non-conformances and manage disposition of on hold material and rework activities
- Lead supplier trend analysis & reviews
- Support the development of new suppliers along with procurement
- Lead technical and sustainability assessment of identified suppliers
- Lead supplier audits and establish the annual audit schedule
- Support R&D on new raw material development or on developments with commercial raw components
- Drive product performance reviews from a raw material perspective
- Communicate clearly and influence internal partners
- Champion and/or support re-commercialization of raw materials
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
- A minimum of 5 years work experience in quality, engineering, or manufacturing
- Demonstrated experience with quality tools such as non-conformance, complaints, SCAR, MOC
- Risk assessment experience
- An analytical, task-oriented mind, methodical thinker
- Strong root cause and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence internal and external partners
- Ability to drive projects to completion
- Ability to travel up to 15%
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Textiles or related field
This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.
What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
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Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.
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