Director - Supplier Quality Engineering - Philips - Bothell

Job description
We welcome you to join Philips Healthtech as a Director of Supplier Quality Engineering ( medical device ) in our Bothell, WA location

Your Role
Manages activities of a broad functional Q&R area through several department Managers.
Formulates the medium term policy for his Q&R area, and processes results into a strategic plan.
Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.

Ensures that all products to be released comply with all the relevant safety and environmental policies and regulations by implementing requirements, conditions and enablers in the Business.
Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives.
Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures effective achievement of objectives.
Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. Develops territory plans and participates in strategic and tactical planning.
Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers.
Provide x-functional leadership for the Supplier Quality function in all aspects of the BG or Market initiatives
Align with SQ Leaders across Healthtech to establish a common approach and working methods to drive ‘’one Philips ’’ towards Supply Base in the assigned BG or Market
Continual development of Supplier Quality competence to drive high performance across the Supplier Quality function and the supply base, regardless of geographic location
Execute Purchasing Controls processes across BG or Market Segments with ongoing training and support for Procurement Engineering, Commodity Management, R&D, Operations, Supplier Quality and Suppliers
Establish and deploy the Supplier Quality improvement strategy and drive targeted improvement initiatives to address identified needs in harmony with the overall BG Procurement/Commodity Management strategy
Establish and deploy Supplier Quality objectives and KPI’s to measure progress and meet agreed Quality targets

Responsibilities

Direct and manage the process for setting part quality requirements across all BG businesses, including translation and flow down of Critical to Quality features from design to manufacturing where applicable.
Lead the BG supplier qualification activities (Npi/DfX/LCM); ensure execution and documentation of supplier technical capabilities as part of supplier selection, ensure supplier quality capability (CpK) through the life of the purchased product (including spare parts); (including spare parts) through the life cycle
Accountable deploying and executing purchased part quality processes ;
Direct and lead execution of processes for material qualification, including part quality/control plan, advanced part quality planning/purchased part approval processes through NPI and design changes
Accountable for establishing requirements for Material Acceptance where applicable, including documenting Receiving Inspection Plans where applicable.
Must Have experience with:

Direct and lead deployment and execution of processes for supplier monitoring, including supplier Quality Notifications (QN’s), Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), ensure SCAR timeliness and effectiveness reviews, and trending for corrective/preventive actions in medical device.
Responsible for timely completion of supplier audits, assessments as assigned on product and process specifications with the supplier (e.g. PQA / MQS) in partnership with Operations & Procurement
Executing and documenting supplier quality reviews, and supplier performance management
Lead deployment and follows-up on the Supplier Quality Related KPI’s towards the supplier and SQE’s
Accountable for supplier process improvement (SPI) and related supplier quality development in medical device
Accountable and responsible for directing and managing supplier changes process impacting product Q (suppler-initiated or Philips- initiated)
Direct QMS procedure deployment, lead continuous improvement & training; own assigned Purchasing Controls CAPA and defend Philips in agency inspections of Purchasing Controls (in BG’s or in Markets) in medical device

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