Supplier Development Engineer

Job Title: Supplier Development Engineer

Location: Greensboro, NC (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

Job Description

• Supplier Development Engineer - with Focus on Crisis and Risk Management - GTP NA Supply Network Resiliency (SNR)
• Reporting To: GTP NA Head of Crisis and Risk Management.

Core responsibilities:

• Coordinating delivery crises management and providing supply chain expertise to solve crises
• Interacting with various stakeholders (Purchasing, Logistics, Manufacturing, Engineering) to minimize the impacts to Volvo plants
• Identifying root causes of crises through deep dive and problem solving
• Applying lean manufacturing principles to improve manufacturing processes
• Coordinating communication with stakeholders in crises situations
• Monitoring high risk supplier in order to prevent crisis at our operations
• Contributing to the development and way of working within the team
• Serving as a key partner of Purchasing Operations groups regarding Supply Chain related issues

Qualifications

Essential skills and needed experience:

• 5 or more years of Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, and/or Supply chain experience, preferably from within the automotive/trucking industry
• University degree required. Major in engineering or business management or supply chain management preferred
• Supply chain (quality and development) and/or production experience
• Preferably experience from the automotive or heavy commercial truck industry in supplier quality and capacity, manufacturing engineering, supplier development or crisis management
• Strong problem solving, communication and teamwork skills
• Strong accountability and project management for tasks without close supervision.
• Frequent Travel experience to supplier sites is a MUST.

Competence required for the position:

• Act with strong sense of urgency and commitment
• Able to handle uncertainty and the unexpected
• Able to handle unfamiliar tasks, using previous experiences
• Ability to multitask and manage workload efficiently and effectively
• Ability to drive sense of urgency to suppliers focused on information, communication, and results. Provide direct & actionable feedback
• Be customer focused
• Provide timely information for accurate decisions
• Able to create trustful relations and face reality, surface problems and support finding solutions
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills
• Able to execute in a complex regional organization
• Anticipate bottlenecks, explore contingencies, and provide solutions