We are seeking a talented and motivated Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer with a proven track record of delivering results within a complex supply chain. This role will report to the Manager of Supplier Quality within the Mechatronics and Sustainable Packaging Design for Scale organization. You will be responsible for reinventing the norms of supplier quality best practice and adapting those practices to fit Amazon’s peculiar ways. Successful candidates will be adept at driving change at suppliers, in designs, and with key business processes. You will be depended on to implement systems in an ambiguous environment to enable faster responses and yield better outputs from product development through sustaining operations.
Key job responsibilities
Actively support and foster a culture of inclusion.
Develop supplier quality engagement strategies from product development through sustaining operations.
Develop strategy and support supplier product qualification best practices.
• Active engagement in the Product Development Process (PDP)
• Develop/review/approve qualification documents such as product dimensional data, PFMEAs, Control Plans, DFM, etc.
• Support implementation process of custom automation reducing product cost and risk.
Scale supplier process and quality systems to reduce observed field defect rates.
• Lead Surveillance and Process Audits to ensure adherence to specification and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Drive in internal/external CAPAs, improvement, and design change opportunities.
• Solve/prevent technical product and process problems across a broad set of manufacturing commodities.
• Identify failure trends and drive investigation, failure analysis, and remediation.
• Support/coordinate supplier change requests.
Define and implement Supplier selection, approval, and development process and strategies.
• Conduct pre-business award Scalability Assessments and subsequent sourcing selection initiatives.
• Guide on best practice supplier management activities.
International and domestic travel estimated at 30%.
