Job Description

Career Area:

Purchasing & Procurement

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Lead the project development with supplier through APQP process and activities collaborated with design team and product groups to timely develop the supplier and product with approved PPAP in place.

• Work with suppliers to assure proper process control standards are in place and continuously monitor key manufacturing processes for improvement opportunities
• Ensure suppliers have adequate people, training, tooling, fixturing, and equipment to meet customer\xe2\x80\x99s production demands
• Monitor suppliers\xe2\x80\x99 adherence to Process/Engineering Change Notification on a timely and cost effective basis as well as to develop the supply base to fulfill the total requirements from Caterpillar System implementation
• Evaluate and develop new supplier\xe2\x80\x99s technological capability to meet requirements for Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Excellence Award program
• Provide resolution and ensure implementation of robust solutions for quality problems associated with the process, purchased materials (specially chips in recent semiconductor supplying risk), logistics, and engineering issues

• Provide resolution and lead the quality performance improvement in managed suppliers

• Provide resolution and lead the VA/VE activities to support supplier\xe2\x80\x99s cost improvements

• Support and participate in 6 Sigma initiatives with facilities, category teams, and suppliers

• Support and participate the market research with category buyer to provide the qualified supply base

• Lead supplier\xe2\x80\x99s production capacity investigation and provide the resolution to meet customer\xe2\x80\x99s demands in long term to mitigate assurance of supply risk

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or equivalent experience preferably in E&E (electronics and electrical) or Mechanical engineering
• 5 quality tools , MSA, SPC, FMEA , APQP and PPAP knowledge required
• An engineering or manufacturing or quality background plus familiarity with E&E manufacturing processes or Hydraulic manufacturing process.