This position will lead supplier quality team to perform investigating, analyzing and resolving supplier quality problems by conducting audits, analyzing defect trends and leading continuous improvement projects with the company’s suppliers.

The position champions problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non‐conformances to improve the quality and integrity of the company's window covering products, meeting customer expectations, and carrying out corrective actions from customer complaints to field issues.

The position will be responsible for the development and administration of quality information systems and to provide required information to internal customers and leadership related to quality issues.

This position will lead a small engineering team to ensure correctness and accuracy of engineering documents (drawings, spec) to be provided to suppliers by working closely with engineering team in HQ. and to perform engineering function in NPI such as d-FEMA, engineer approval, creating drawings or purchasing spec. to suppliers

Work with Purchasing to ensure supplier quality performance is regularly reported and that appropriate and timely corrective actions are implemented

Develop and maintain and update critical supplier audit systems and schedules to drive process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement

Monitor, communicate and improve key supply chain KPI’s, including Supplier OTD (Past due), DPPM and waste

Establish specific short / long term supplier quality goals for quality department

Strategically lead supplier performance improvement projects to increase supplier capability. Projects may include: process analysis, value stream mapping, New Product Development(NPD), and Quality Containment Measures

Determining and advising supplier on actions required to achieve “approved” status (alternatively, delisting suppliers)

Develop a system for new component approvals, and facilitating and overseeing the First Article Inspection (FAI) process

Participate in quality related contract negotiations with supplier

Facilitate/mange quality-impacting change requests from suppliers

Oversee and support the supplier Corrective Action debit memo process

Identify, target and promote new tools and concepts with suppliers – dFMEA,, pFMEA, Control Plans, statistical methods, Lean and Six Sigma methods and other state-of-the-art techniques for concurrently improving quality and cost.

Test finished products at Quality Control Lab including Corrective and Preventive Holds for potential defective units. Analyze Product and Process Quality data. Control, monitor and utilize measurement devices to determine if product meets Design Engineering specifications

Represent the supplier’s interest internally by participating in and approving/rejecting drawing reviews, design reviews, reliability assessments, factory testing, etc. Review and approve engineering and documentation changes

Work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure continuity of supply

Bachelor degree or above.

At least 10 years’ experience in supplier quality manager, quality team leader role in a medium to large manufacturing organization of American or European JV or WOFE in china.

The individual should have strong knowledge in quality processes, tools and concepts particularly lean and six Sigma in order to drive quality improvements. 6-sigma Black belt is a plus.

Strong data processing and analysis ability to support sourcing and procurement team

The incumbent should possess good analytical skills and people management skills.

Proven leadership skill to be able to lead a substantial quality team.

Very hand-on person with excellent communication skill with both internal customers and external suppliers.

Excellent English ability in both written and oral, fluently commutate with English native speakers.