Supplier Development Engineer

at  Aisin World Corp of America

Job Title: Supplier Development Engineer
Company: AISIN World Corp. of America
Department: Purchasing, SPTT – Mass Production Quality and Delivery
Location: Northville, MI

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 5 years of experience in quality, industrial, or manufacturing, engineering role in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate with internal and external resources to establish trust.
• Ability to read and comprehend product drawings, datum schemes, and associate it to the controls in production processes to lead teams of suppliers and AISIN.
• Ability to report situations in writing to provide guidance towards next steps.

BENEFICIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience with PPAP processes, Cpk evaluation and/or process validations.
• Six sigma or ability to assess process stability and analyze the root-causes of product concerns.
• Experience with Casting, Forging, Machining & Sintering, Stamping Injection, Heat Treat, Coating & Plating, and Assembly processes.
• Skilled in Microsoft Access from a database development standpoint.
• Experience with 2D & 3D CAD software.
• Experience in automotive industry with understanding of standard job functions and requirements within the industry.
• Experience in multi-cultural environment, preferably Japanese-based.
• Fluency in English with additional language skill in Japanese, Chinese, German, and/or Spanish.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor or Associate’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, other Applied Science, or Purchasing supply chain management, or other non-technical area is acceptable based on proven technical skill, is preferred.
• Certificate or equivalent experiences of process capability, process control, launch management.
  Requirements:

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Approximately 5-10 %
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

ATTENDANCE/WORK HOUR REQUIREMENTS

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Reduce open SCARs (supplier corrective action requests) and missed shipments of suppliers to AISIN plants.
• Plan and select target suppliers through the verification of quality, delivery KPIs, and data.
• Reduce open SCARs (supplier corrective action requests) and missed shipments of suppliers to AISIN plants.
• Review contracts or other preproduction agreements between suppliers and AISIN for fair judgment.
• Assess suppliers through SPTT (readiness) audit or high-volume production trials.
• Organize and lead face-to-face or remote meetings to build cross-functional collaborative action team.
• Develop PFUS (problem follow-up sheets) and meeting minutes with actions, responsible persons, and timings required to resolve the issue in a timely manner.
• Lead and supervise improvements of quality and delivery of suppliers towards KPI targets utilizing processes knowledge and visual management techniques.
• Lead go-and-see on-site verifications to set clear path to achieve goals by establishing, completing countermeasures, and verifying effectiveness.
• Calmly, fairly, professionally, and respectfully, promote commercial and technical collaborations with suppliers and AISIN plants towards long-term trust and successes.