Regional Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), Americas

Regional Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), Americas

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This position reports to

Americas Hub Supply Chain Manager

Your role and responsibilities

Regional Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), Americas positions offered by ABB Inc. (Warminster, PA). Drives the supplier qualification process and ensures the supply base is and remains fully qualified and compliant. Coordinate with vendors regarding purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and financial forecasting for ABB supply chain processes. Schedules, monitors and approves supplier part, material and service qualification activities, e.g. Process Planning and Readiness Preparation (PPRP), Supplier Product Qualification Process (SPQP), capacity analysis, and verification in accordance with ABB project timing and milestones. Analyze existing vendor contracts and ABB procedures and provide solutions to limit costs, enhance safety, and streamline supply chain processes. Ensures supplier is in compliance with ABB Supplier Code of Conduct, ethics and corporate governance, ABB standards and applicable regulatory requirements. Plans and conducts, or ensures, supplier assessments (e.g. potential, scheduled, special), including assessment reporting and findings (major, minor or opportunities for improvement). Verifies effective closure of assessment findings, by the supplier.

Qualifications for the role

• Requires a bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field and 8 years of experience in the position offered or 8 years of experience working with international stakeholders and suppliers. Also requires 5 years of experience: applying measurement and analytics to manufacturing processes and products; using SAP ERP; and performing quality and supply chain engineering; and using strategic sourcing, supplier management, project management, operational purchasing and procurement tools. Also requires 1 year of experience: performing manufacturing and quality control including performing root cause analysis and resolving issues and using Ariba system modules including sourcing, contracts, and supplier management; and performing supplier auditing. Also requires Six Sigma Green Belt and the following quality certifications: Understanding and Implementing APQP with PPAP, Understanding IATF 16949:2016, and Taking Effective Corrective Action: Using the 8-D Approach. Position reports to Warminster, PA office. Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy, but must live within commuting distance of stated office. Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

More about us

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.