Supplier Quality Manager

Rehlko; Kohler (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Work-life flexibility

Recognition and rewards

Development and career opportunities

A safe and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Rehlko, a leader in energy resilience, seeks a Supplier Quality Manager to drive strategic and tactical supplier quality across its global supply base. The role leads production, new product development, cost reduction projects, and supply chain optimizations in a hybrid role based in Kohler, Wisconsin or Hattiesburg, MS, with three days on-site per week.

You will guide the supplier quality team, ensure supplier qualification for new business, and develop corrective actions for underperforming

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to the Supplier Quality Team, enabling continuous technical and career development.
• Verify suppliers are qualified before selection for new business.
• Develop and implement actions to address poor performing suppliers.
• Develop the SQ team's commodity knowledge to an expert level.
• Coordinate with global supplier quality teams (US, Italy, China, India) to align domestic supplier management.
• Partner with Procurement to develop and implement commodity strategies.
• Identify opportunities and guide cross-functional NPD teams toward business goals.
• Lead the development standards for Supplier Development change management.
• Lead problem solving of complex issues.
• Apply manufacturing expertise during the design process.

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Why Work at Rehlko Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life. Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource - energy - that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today's world demands. Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions - large and small - that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter. At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone's responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future! What We Offer At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world.

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Work-life flexibility
• Recognition and rewards
• Development and career opportunities
• A safe and inclusive workplace

Why You Will Love this Job

The Supplier Quality Manager plays a critical role in the success of the Engines and Home Energy business by leading both the strategic and tactical supplier quality function across its global supply base. The position leads the supplier quality activities related to current production, new product development, cost reduction projects, and supply chain optimizations. This is a hybrid role based in Kohler, Wisconsin or Hattiesburg, MS, requiring on-site work 3 days per week.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to the Supplier Quality Team, thus enabling their continuous technical and career development.
• Ensure robust evaluation is performed to verify suppliers are qualified before selected for new business.
• Develop and implement actions to address poor performing suppliers.
• Develop the SQ team's commodity knowledge to an expert level.
• Provide cooperative relationship for supplier quality teams in the US, Italy, China, and India, to align domestic management of suppliers.
• Partner SQ team with Procurement team to develop and implement commodity strategies to support business needs.
• Independently identify opportunities and give strategic direction to the cross-functional NPD teams based on the core goals of the business.
• Manage and continually improve Supplier Development change management standards of work.
• Lead the problem solving of complex issues.
• Leverage own strong technical knowledge in the successful launch of suppliers' new manufacturing processes.
• Apply manufacturing expertise during the design proces

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