Regional Supplier Quality & Development Specialist

Columbia Search Partners, Inc.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Search Partners, Inc. is partnering with a global industrial manufacturing organization to recruit an experienced Supplier Development Specialist for its Tulsa, Oklahoma manufacturing operations.

In this hands-on, supplier-facing role you will evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers to improve capabilities, reliability, and performance; lead CAPA and root-cause analyses; and support APQP/PPAP activities while driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier development or supplier quality engineering.
• Background in manufacturing quality practices and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Supplier development: evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers to improve capabilities and performance.
• Supplier quality management: partner with suppliers to improve product quality and compliance.
• Supplier performance management: monitor KPIs, on-time delivery, and quality performance.
• Supplier auditing: conduct onsite audits and capability evaluations.
• CAPA: lead supplier corrective actions and resolve recurring issues.
• Root cause analysis: apply 8D, 5 Whys, and fishbone analysis.
• APQP/PPAP: support quality planning and documentation when applicable.
• Continuous improvement: apply Lean, Six Sigma, and related methods.
• Cross-functional collaboration: work with Procurement, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations.

Skills

Supplier development experience

Quality engineering

Manufacturing quality

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Columbia Search Partners, Inc. is partnering with a global industrial manufacturing organization to recruit an experienced Supplier Development Specialist for its Tulsa, Oklahoma manufacturing operations.

In this hands-on, supplier-facing role you will evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers to improve capabilities, reliability, and performance; lead CAPA and root-cause analyses; and support APQP/PPAP activities while driving continuous improvement.