Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
This role is primarily responsible for supporting and sustaining robust Supplier Management programs for designated manufacturing and development activities. Emphasis will be on supplier onboarding activities (audits as per ISO 9001-13485), quality contract management, component qualification activities (TMV, FAI, OQ-PQ, etc), quality management system, and supplier improvement initiatives.
This position is a P3 level.

• Lead the effort in Supplier Quality Engineering by working directly with suppliers to improve product quality and to mitigate, control and resolve supplier quality issues. Take a leadership role in the team to improve supplier performance and ensure reliable supply chain. Enlist support from internal company personnel and departments as needed. Apply standard and advance statistical techniques to determine product acceptance, evaluate process capabilities, and develop statistically sound tolerance limits. Serve as a member and lead auditor of process auditing team and as lead auditor for existing supplier base as required.
• Collects NCR, supplier corrective actions, deviations/concessions, and related quality data for trending, scorecard maintenance, and supplier performance reports to enable risk mitigation.
• Supports Network Optimization and Supplier Development and Improvement projects, including the Supplier Change Notification process through the change control procedure. Develops and implements the overall quality plan, including master validation plan, process map, Change Control Process, inspection and testing techniques (Gage R&R), and Statistical Process Control (SPC) program. Assists with identification of needed biocompatibility and reliability testing, and procurement of inspection equipment and testing services. May also be asked to support process and product validation at suppliers and internal factories.
• Improves global and site Supplier Controls procedural requirements, e.g. supplier qualification, supplier change notification supplier audit, supplier risk assessments, etc. as well as modifies existing drawings and specifications to improve quality and correct errors. Initiates and approves engineering change requests if required.
• Supports customer complaints on supplier-related issues by assisting in the analysis and the development of corrective action and proper documentation of complaint analysis.