Supv QA Supplier Quality (SQE Supervisor)

JOB SUMMARY:
Take lead of a team of SQE engineers to ensure Vietnam suppliers meet Medline quality requirements and goals in mass production phase.
Develop and manage an independent and high-performed Vietnam team of SQEs to meet team goals.
CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership and team management
Support Vietnam quality leader cascade the company goals into team goals and individual goals for SQEs, develop the plan, and provide sufficient support to meet the goals;
Support Vietnam quality leader to develop the team of SQEs by identifying and developing talents, and continuously improving team members' competency through trainings, coaching and practice;
Manage the team of SQEs for on-boarding training and probation review, turnover, bonus and performance, expense and travel, team building, etc.
Work as main contact window or person in charge of Vietnam SQEs for other Medline teams both in Vietnam and other regions, and Vietnam suppliers;
Work closely with SQE team in other regions to make sure Vietnam team follow the same procedures and requirements and let stakeholders clearly know about Vietnam SQE team and supplier quality performance.
Functional business management
Lead Vietnam SQEs to ensure the Vietnam supplier meet Medline quality requirements and goals and maintain the performance in mass production phase by:
+ Maintain Vietnam supplier rating and optimize or update the rating system when necessary;
+ Build supplier improvement plan after reviewing supplier performance with team members and monitor execution of the plan;
+ Build the annual vigilance audit plan (focus on product and process control) and monitor execution;
+ Lead team members to collaborate with suppliers on quality issues such as complaints and trends of defects, and ensure actions are taken timely and effectively;
+ Lead team members to coordinate change requests from Vietnam suppliers from initiation to the end like assessing impact to product quality and QMS and implementing the change after approval;
+ Lead team members to monitor the design transfer from product development to mass production, ensure the necessary information are documented and accessible for all the relevant functions;
+ Work with QC/QA team to optimize product inspection criteria and improve the inspection efficiency;
+ Train and develop the existing suppliers on quality awareness, including root cause analysis, quality tool utilization, process control...
Other work assigned by manager and as the backup for manager.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualification:
Education level: Bachelor's degree or above, from engineering or related
Working experience: At least 8 years working experiences in supplier quality management and is familiar with medical devices manufacturing / plastic injection molding processes
People management experience
Be able to handle multiple tasks/projects at the same time
Be able to travel according to business needs (>50%)
Be team player and be able to work under pressure
Be able to provide direction, delegate, remove obstacle to get teamwork done
Be able to communicate effectively
Have high sense of urgency
Good at English especially verbal English, Mandarin is a plus
Basic Technical Skills:
Familiar with MS office software applications like MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Good data analysis skills, utilizing data to dig and solve problem
Familiar with quality tools, such as 5WHY, fishbone, flowchart, FMEA, control plan, MSA, SPC, etc. Lean & Six Sigma project experience is a plus
Internal auditor experience of ISO 13485/QSR 820, lead auditor is a plus