Supplier Development Engineer in Minnesota

The Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) – Plant Quality serves as the frontline guardian against supplier quality challenges within our manufacturing facilities, providing essential support and escalation when needed. The primary focus of the SDE will be to ensure timely responses from suppliers while coordinating on-site assistance as required. Working hand-in-hand with plant Supplier Quality (SQ) teams, the SDE will play a pivotal role in identifying, investigating, and swiftly resolving quality issues, thereby upholding NFI’s high-quality standards.

In addition, the SDE Plant Quality will facilitate the First Article Inspection (FAI) process and manage on-site supplier support as necessary. This role also involves overseeing the implementation of containment measures and ensuring thorough follow-ups and resolutions for Supplier Corrective Action Notices (SCANs/8Ds) and Supplier Chargebacks. In this vital position, your analytical skills and ability to effectively...

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) is responsible for improving NFI Group Supplier Performance to a new standard; this includes, New Coach Launches, Supplier Resourcing, Supplier Audits, Supplier Continuous Improvement activities and current production.  SDE will support Production, Quality, Engineering, Strategic Sourcing/Commodity Management, Advanced Purchasing in initiatives to take Supplier Performance to a new level that is consistent with NFI Group’s brands, growth, and market leadership position.

The SDE is also responsible for Supplier Development in support of the NFI Group Supply Management initiatives. Those initiatives include: supplier quality and delivery improvement, supplier assessment/selection, supplier readiness, and eliminating waste in the supply chain.

This role involves 50% to 75% travel.

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