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DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with all critical partners to improve quality and business outcomes, including external suppliers, external customers, and internal customers and stakeholders such as Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Engineering.

• Support the cross-functional supplier selection process for any given component.

• Collaborate with external suppliers to validate that the manufacturing process is designed to conform to engineering prints, standards, and customer-specific requirements.

• Apply industry-standard Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) tools, and Cummins specialty tools to develop zero-defect components within the external supply base.

• Embrace continuous improvement in the external supply base by contributing to product and process-focused projects utilizing methodologies such as lean and six-sigma.

• Conduct external supplier audits to support supplier risk mitigation, readiness, and performance improvement.

• Support quality improvement plans within the external supply base to enhance supplier performance.

• Ensure resolution of external supplier-related quality challenges by leading root cause analysis, supporting the development of corrective actions, and verifying the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Core Responsibilities:

• Engage in technical discussions with suppliers and engineering during the start of part development projects.

• Oversee source release, PPAP, and APQP approval for parts at the supplier end.

• Guide suppliers on process failsafe, provide training on required topics, and ensure proper documentation.

• Obtain CAPA from suppliers on issues reported by the plant.

• Interact with plant quality teams (both domestic and global).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering or a related technical or scientific subject required.

• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Competencies:

• Communicates Effectively: Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Customer Focus: Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.

• Auditing: Apply auditing skills and techniques and Quality Management Systems knowledge to effectively appraise a manufacturing process for quality and safety risks and non-conformances.

• Interpreting Technical Requirements: Apply knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles and Engineering Standards to correctly interpret technical requirements and improve product design for manufacturability and measurability.

• Manufacturing Process Design: Apply knowledge of manufacturing technology to design a zero-defect manufacturing process that consistently meets technical and customer requirements.

• Manufacturing Process Validation: Use core automotive tools (DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, Source Release, and PPAP) to validate that a manufacturing process can consistently meet technical and customer requirements.

• Measurement Process Design: Design a measurement system that consistently meets industry and customer requirements using knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles and measurement technology.

• Problem Solving: Solve problems using a systematic analysis process, leveraging industry-standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer.

• Quality Influence: Recognize stakeholders, create forums to extract stakeholder perspectives, engage in constructive conflict, and influence outcomes to ensure balanced decisions inclusive of quality priorities.

• Quality Standards: Apply knowledge of quality standards (ISO9001:2015, IATF16949) to develop procedures, processes, and external suppliers in alignment with regulatory requirements.

• Statistical Foundations: Apply statistical tools and techniques to influence decision-making, leveraging data collection methods, key statistics, and analytical methods to describe process performance and drive improvement actions.

• Supplier Performance Improvement: Develop and execute effective quality improvement strategies to enhance supplier performance.

• Supplier Quality Project Planning and Execution: Apply APQP skills to develop and execute quality plans that enable external suppliers to meet customer expectations.

• Values Differences: Recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

• Supplier Product Reliability: Evaluate supplier product design, manufacturing process design, and product validation process to ensure reliability expectations are met.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills Required:

• Strong analytical skills for data mining and driving improvements.

• Hands-on experience with APQP, PPAP, and source release processes.

• Proficiency in handling inspection equipment, quality tools, and systematic problem-solving methods.

• Excellent communication skills in English.

Experience:

• Preferred experience in supplier quality: 8 to 10 years.

Job Quality

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category Remote

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2413073

Relocation Package Yes