Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer – Automotive

Faurecia South Africa; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a Supplier Quality Commodities Engineer to lead supplier quality performance for a defined set of suppliers within designated commodities. You will collaborate with ASQs, plant SQAs, serial life buyers, and commodity buyers to improve supplier performance and ensure quality, timing, and delivery.

Responsibilities include qualifying new suppliers, evaluating quality systems, onboarding partners, supporting new components and changes, and driving continuous improvement with

Qualifications

• Minimum education level: Bachelor's degree in engineering or technician with equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Experience: 5 to 10 years of proven Quality function experience in Automotive industry; mentor if needed
• Practical technical experience in assigned commodity(ies)
• Problem-solving using Pareto, 5W, Ishikawa, FMEA, QRCI
• Continuous improvement tools and lean management at suppliers (visual management, KPI goals, LEAN, one piece flow)

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the Quality system and technical level of suppliers using Forvia standards
• Qualify, approve and onboard suppliers to become strong partners
• Give recommendations for supplier selection in programs and series
• Contribute to supplier selection and product evaluation before sourcing committee
• Support ASQ with APQP elements at the supplier (Boundary samples, Process Audit, Run@Rate)
• Be a strong partner to ASQ/SQA for coordination and support
• Support plant SQA and ASQ for claim-related activities at suppliers
• Lead supplier development and performance reviews; drive corrective actions
• Propose continuous improvement ideas for efficiency and cost reduction
• Analyze supplier claims root causes and share lessons learned for systemic fixes
• Train SQ team on commodity requirements to ensure integration
• Special focus on product safety and regulatory compliance throughout product lifetime

Skills

Specialist in commodity technology

Automotive core tools

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

APQP/PPAP

FMEA

MSA

SPC

SC/CC management

CSR

Supplier auditing

English fluency

Negotiation

MS Office

Autonomy

Leadership

Networking

Best practices

Results oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Forvia is seeking a Supplier Quality Commodities Engineer to lead supplier quality performance for a defined set of suppliers within designated commodities. You will collaborate with ASQs, plant SQAs, serial life buyers, and commodity buyers to improve supplier performance and ensure quality, timing, and delivery.

Responsibilities include qualifying new suppliers, evaluating quality systems, onboarding partners, supporting new components and changes, and driving continuous improvement with