Act as the primary point of contact between internal stakeholders (Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning) and external suppliers to ensure alignment on production requirements, schedules, and technical expectations.
Support problem-solving activities within the production environment, working collaboratively to resolve issues related to production delays, quality concerns, or technical challenges.
Identify inefficiencies within manufacturing and supplier processes and propose practical improvements to enhance productivity, quality, and robustness.
Coordinate and track process changes, decisions, and actions, ensuring all relevant stakeholders are informed and updates are clearly communicated.
Work closely with Quality teams to ensure manufactured products meet required specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Conduct structured supplier evaluations to assess operational systems, manufacturing processes, and controls against company standards and applicable industry regulations.
Verify supplier compliance with legal, environmental, ethical, and quality requirements, including internal policies and external regulatory obligations.
Review supplier Quality Management Systems to ensure consistent production of conforming products and effective control of variation.
Monitor and analyse supplier performance over time, including quality, delivery, and cost metrics, ensuring agreed performance levels are being achieved.
Prepare clear, detailed audit reports highlighting supplier strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Provide practical recommendations to suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve processes, policies, and quality controls.
Work collaboratively with Procurement, Quality Assurance, Compliance, Supply Chain, Planning, and Manufacturing teams to communicate audit outcomes and operational issues.
Support suppliers in addressing non-conformances or improvement actions, fostering a constructive and development-focused supplier relationship.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across both internal manufacturing operations and the external supply base.
Responsibilities
Act as the primary point of contact between internal stakeholders (Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning) and external suppliers to ensure alignment on production requirements, schedules, and technical expectations.
Support problem-solving activities within the production environment, working collaboratively to resolve issues related to production delays, quality concerns, or technical challenges.
Identify inefficiencies within manufacturing and supplier processes and propose practical improvements to enhance productivity, quality, and robustness.
Coordinate and track process changes, decisions, and actions, ensuring all relevant stakeholders are informed and updates are clearly communicated.
Work closely with Quality teams to ensure manufactured products meet required specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Conduct structured supplier evaluations to assess operational systems, manufacturing processes, and controls against company standards and applicable industry regulations.
Verify supplier compliance with legal, environmental, ethical, and quality requirements, including internal policies and external regulatory obligations.
Review supplier Quality Management Systems to ensure consistent production of conforming products and effective control of variation.
Monitor and analyse supplier performance over time, including quality, delivery, and cost metrics, ensuring agreed performance levels are being achieved.
Prepare clear, detailed audit reports highlighting supplier strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Provide practical recommendations to suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve processes, policies, and quality controls.
Work collaboratively with Procurement, Quality Assurance, Compliance, Supply Chain, Planning, and Manufacturing teams to communicate audit outcomes and operational issues.
Support suppliers in addressing non-conformances or improvement actions, fostering a constructive and development-focused supplier relationship.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across both internal manufacturing operations and the external supply base.
Linked-in
Google