Western Digital
Manufacturing
SeniorEngineer,SupplerQuality
“Senior Engineer, Suppler Quality at Western Digital. Skills: Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Contamination Control. Own end-to-end supplier quality performance. Qualify suppliers”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce COPQ; Ensure supply continuity; Reduce inspection cost; Prevent recurrence of issues
Industry & Context.
Structured problem-solving; Root cause analysis
Travel as required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Supplier quality performance ownership, Quality interface between suppliers and internal teams, Supplier quality strategies definition, Supplier KPIs establishment, Supplier qualification activities leadership, Incoming inspection strategies definition, Incoming quality control processes optimization, Structured problem-solving with suppliers, Supplier Corrective Action Requests management, On-site and remote audits conduct, Supplier change requests evaluation, Process capability improvement partnership, Early detection and containment of quality issues, Critical supplier issues escalation management, Supplier capability development, Regulatory, environmental, and customer-specific quality requirements compliance, Digitalization and automation of supplier quality processes, Translate complex data into actionable insights, IMS activities within department, Contamination control requirements definition, Contamination control requirements enforcement, Supplier cleanroom environments assessment, Supplier cleanroom environments qualification, Contamination-focused audits at supplier sites, Contamination prevention controls implementation, Supplier capability improvement in contamination control
Nice to Have
Willingness to travel, Ability to work in a dynamic and global environment
What You'll Do.
Own end-to-end supplier quality performance
Monitor supplier performance
Improve supplier performance
Act as primary quality interface
Define supplier quality strategies
Deploy supplier quality strategies
Establish supplier KPIs
Improve supplier KPIs
Drive accountability through business reviews
Lead supplier qualification activities
Assess technical capability
Evaluate quality systems
Define incoming inspection strategies
Optimize incoming inspection strategies
Drive continuous improvement in incoming quality control
Reduce inspection cost
Maintain quality standards
Drive structured problem-solving with suppliers
Ensure effectiveness of problem-solving
Prevent recurrence of issues
Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests
Verify root cause of SCARs
Validate corrective actions
Validate preventive actions
Conduct on-site audits
Conduct remote audits
Drive closure of audit findings
Evaluate supplier change requests
Approve supplier change requests
Ensure proper change control
Ensure risk assessment for changes
Ensure validation prior to implementation
Partner with suppliers to improve process capability
Partner with suppliers to improve yield
Partner with suppliers to improve manufacturing robustness
Drive early detection of quality issues
Drive containment of quality issues
Implement incoming quality controls
Implement supplier self-inspection
Lead escalation management for critical supplier issues
Ensure rapid containment of issues
Ensure cross-functional alignment for issues
Ensure executive-level communication for issues
Develop supplier capability through training
Develop supplier capability through technical coaching
Develop supplier capability through joint improvement projects
Elevate maturity in quality systems
Elevate maturity in manufacturing processes
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Ensure compliance with environmental requirements
Ensure compliance with customer-specific quality requirements
Drive digitalization of supplier quality processes
Drive automation of supplier quality processes
Enhance visibility through data analytics
Enhance predictive insights through data analytics
Enhance decision-making through data analytics
Define contamination control requirements
Enforce contamination control requirements
Assess supplier cleanroom environments
Qualify supplier cleanroom environments
Conduct contamination-focused audits
Drive implementation of contamination prevention controls
Drive supplier capability improvement in contamination control
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal teams collaboration; Cross-functional teams; External suppliers collaboration; Diverse teams alignment
Communication Scope
Executive communication; Data translation
Process & Methodology
Project management, Organizational skills
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