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Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- The Sourcing Engineer will be responsible for supplier development, cost analysis and flawless execute the sourcing transfer projects to meet quality, regulatory, timing requirement and saving goal. He / She needs to understand the importance of quality and regulatory compliance in medical device industry.
- Support technical clarification during RFQ with suppliers and global BU.
- Communication skills will be also very important. The Sourcing Engineer will have a lot of different interfaces (different Zimmer Biomet Business Units in US and Europe, different suppliers), he / she needs to ensure all the requirements have been correctly understood by suppliers regardless of language barrier.
- The Sourcing Engineer must manage the relationships between different suppliers and Zimmer Biomet SBUs. To have a long-term partnership with our suppliers, he / she needs to have the ability to judge when there is conflict or confusion.
- Work with suppliers on Continuous Improvements with SPC and 6 Sigma methodology to analyze / improve suppliers' manufacturing process capability and cost.
- Generate monthly supplier KPI report.
- Participate Quality Audits for Asia suppliers
- Dealing with customer complaints, Initiate & track suppliers' corrective actions, foresee potential issues.
Expected Areas of Competence
Leadership & Vision, Effective CommunicatorPlanning & Organizing Skills, JudgmentDiplomacy & Tact, Empathy & UnderstandingFair & Reasonable Approach, ConfidentialityB.S. Degree in Engineering or equivalentMinimum of 3 years' experience of Sourcing / transfer management / supplier quality / quality control / product manufacture in electrical productStrong project management and analysis skillsStrong problem-solving skill, familiar with APQP, PPAP, SPC, PFMEA, Control planFamiliar with CMM, comparator, digital caliper, micrometer and other basic measuring instrumentsFamiliar with ISO 13485 or TS16949 quality system is a plusWork independently and self-disciplinedHigh level of attention to detail.Good oral and written English communication skillsFrequent travel is requiredEOE / M / F / Vet / Disability