Manager Supply Quality & Development

Date Posted:

2023-02-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CAFMA: FS Kidde Fenwal Ashland MA 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA, 01721 USA

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

Kidde-Fenwal, Inc. is a subsidiary of Carrier and consists of Kidde Fire Systems and Fenwal Controls.

Since 1917, Kidde Fire Systems has been a global leader in fire protection, protecting people, property, and processes from fire hazards. Our fire protection solutions include conventional & intelligent detection and control systems which complement a complete line of fire suppression systems. Located in over 80 countries worldwide, our highly skilled Authorized Distributor network designs, installs and maintains these systems.

Fenwal Controls designs and manufactures industry-leading agency approved critical control products. Work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with reliable products and expert technical advice for critical applications since 1935. Fenwal serves OEMs in HVAC, commercial cooking, medical, RV, Industrial Equipment, Fire protection and many other markets. We are a global company offering products and technical support worldwide through a broad network of local representatives and distributors.

About this role

Kidde-Fenwal is recruiting for a Manager Supplier Quality & Development at our Ashland, MA location. Lead a team of three supplier quality and incoming inspection professionals. Set objectives and guide the team on supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes. Manage the implementation of initiatives to improve supplier performance.

Be responsible for managing supplier quality, and development of operational plans and initiatives. Monitor overall supplier performance, and development as needed, issuing PPAPs, supplier monitoring, audits, managing supplier self-assessments, as well as management of SCARS issues. Support the Carrier's Supplier Excellence Program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability amongst our key and critical suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for Supplier Quality-related activities, i.e. raw material assessments, design of contracted manufactured items, and/or materials packaging; ensure that service providers and laboratories employ Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and that procurement practices meet or exceed requirements
• Manage Supplier Quality & Development operational plans and initiatives
• Lead implementation of supplier-specific quality initiative strategies
• Manage Incoming Inspection Lab
• Have a direct impact on driving supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and/or quality issue resolution processes
• Control processes or standards in support of the Carrier Supplier Gold program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability
• Oversee processes to ensure that a supplier is capable to meet all requirements for work transfer and process change management including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (UPPAP) acceptance

Basic Qualifications

• 5 plus years of experience in direct support of procurement functions for supplier development, assessment or performance monitoring
• BS degree

Preferred Qualifications

Other qualifications you may have that would be beneficial in this role include:

• JD Edwards, SAP, Oracle or other ERP software
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) / Core Tools, SPC, 8D CAR processes
• Design, evaluation, validation and manufacture of a variety of electro-mechanical, compressed gas and / or fluidic systems experience with fabrication or manufacturing of a variety of materials
• Metrology practices applying national and international material and test standards utilized in supplier material assessment
• Ability to provide technical information to management and project teams
• Application of quality tools and methods, such as 8D, SPC, Cpk studies, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DMAIC
• English written and verbal communications skills
• BS degree in Electrical / Mechanical / Industrial Engineering
• ASQ CQA, CQE certifications
• ISO 9001, AS9100 or other quality system experience

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