About this role
Job title: SCM Team Leader - Supplier Quality
About the Role
Join Koch IP Holdings, LLC as the SCM Team Leader focused on supplier quality. You will lead cross-functional efforts to reduce quality risk across the supplier base, optimize incoming material inspection projects, and drive ongoing quality improvements.
What You'll Do
- Continuously develop and implement management projects to maintain or improve all material suppliers' quality.
- Qualify and evaluate new suppliers or components in collaboration with Sourcing, PM, and other team members.
- Lead audits of key vendors (Process, Product and Quality System) to assess quality controls, identify gaps, and develop strategies to eliminate or reduce quality risks.
- Conduct vendor performance evaluations with Sourcing, Engineering, and others to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Lead disposition of nonconformities across all materials, analyze data to identify risks, and implement corrective/preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
- Confirm key inspection items with R&D and Engineering to perform First Article Inspection (FAI), develop the IQC database and inspection standards, validate supplier controls on key items, and implement risk-reduction strategies.
- Continuously improve supplier performance to ensure material quality and delivery, and optimize IQC inspection projects.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in science and engineering or mechanical or electrical major.
- 3+ years of supplier quality management experience in optical, electrical, or mechanical industries.
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 experience preferred.
- Proficient in supplier quality management.
- Proficient in incoming material control.
- Knowledge of mechanical parts, plating, molding, PCB, TOSA, ROSA, Lens and other optical products.
- Expert in continuous quality improvement.
- Expert in quality issue disposition.
- English communication skills (writing and speaking).
Nice to Have
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 knowledge preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range not specified; compensation is market-based with potential variation by location. Final amount may differ based on candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. Discuss compensation philosophy with the recruiter.