Supplier Development Engineer

TheSupplier DevelopmentEngineerdrives continuous improvement and ensures suppliers meet quality, cost, and delivery standards while supporting new product development and strategic supply chain goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with suppliers to implement Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), ensuring on-time Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions and supplier readiness.

• Conduct supplier audits, assess capabilities, and implement corrective actions to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.

• Negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and drive strategic partnerships to enhance supply chain efficiency and resilience.

• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain,to align supplier strategies with businessobjectives.

• Monitor supplier performance metrics,identifyrisks, and develop mitigation strategies tomaintaina robust and competitive supply base.

• Support new product introductions (NPI) and scalable manufacturing by ensuring suppliers meet technical and operational requirements.

• Contribute to strategic planning, budgeting, and capacity decisions at both functional and program levels.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor27s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, ora relatedfield.

• 5+years of experience in supplier development, procurement, supply chain management, or manufacturing engineering.

• Certifications such asSQM, SQE, SRE, or QMSpreferred.

• Strong knowledge of supplier quality systems, supply chain principles, and performance improvement methodologies.

• Must be fully bilingual:English/Spanish

Desired Skills

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills for building andmaintainingsupplier relationships.

• Analytical skills to interpret supplier performance data and implement improvement strategies.

• Leadership and mentorship capabilities to guide teams and develop supplier capabilities.

• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office Suite and supplier management software.

• Willingness to travel50% or morefor supplier audits, assessments, and relationship management.

Core Competencies

• Ability to analyze and prioritize tasks, adapt to changing circumstances, and consistently achieve results.

• Strong collaboration and partnership-building skills across internal teams and external suppliers.

• An innovation-oriented mindset toidentifyprocess improvements and adoptnew technologies.

• Capacity to manage supplier risk, sustainability initiatives, and supplier diversity programs.

• This role is critical for ensuring that suppliers are capable, compliant, and strategically aligned with the company27s goals,ultimately contributingto product quality, cost efficiency, and supply chain resilience.