The posting
Job Title: Supplier Development Engineer
Company: AISIN World Corp. of America
Department: Business Management, International Trade & Supplier Development Group
Location: Seymour, IN
Position Responsibilities
The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:
- Plan to select target suppliers through verification of quality and delivery KPIs and data.
- Verification of contracts or other preproduction agreements to gain foundations for fair judgment.
- Coordinate and facilitate virtual and in-person meetings across cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, production control, commercial, projects, etc.) to align perspectives, develop PFUs (Problem Follow-Up Sheets), and document meeting outcomes, including action items, responsible parties, and timelines to ensure timely issue resolution.
- Lead improvements of quality and delivery of AISIN’s suppliers towards AISIN’s KPI targets through supervisory and technical advisory to supplier utilizing techniques and knowledge of processes.
- Go-and-see verification for establishing, completing and verifying effectiveness of specific countermeasures on-site at supplier locations, AISIN plants or at customer locations when necessary.
- Foster calm, fair, and professional collaboration with suppliers and internal AISIN Group stakeholders to drive both short-term resolutions and long-term technical and commercial success.
Required Skills and Abilities
Essential Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in quality, engineering or other positions that require technical coordination.
- Positive attitude and proactive mindset, contributing to a constructive and solution-oriented work environment.
- Ability to read and interpret product drawings and datum schemes, and apply this understanding to production process controls while leading cross-functional teams, including suppliers and AISIN stakeholders.
- Strong communication or people skills and experiences for effective communications with internal and external resources for establishing trust.
Beneficial Skills and Experience
- Understanding and experiences in PPAP processes, Cpk evaluation and/or process validations.
- Six sigma or ability to assess the process stability and analyze the root-causes of product concerns relating to processes (such as any of riveting, welding, fastening, injection molding, stamping, forging, machining, die casting, etc.)
- Supervisory or management experiences in engineering, manufacturing, project management or technically involved functions.
Education/Training/Certifications
- Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Engineering, Technology, Industry, Supplier Management, etc. or 5+ years of relevant experience in Engineering.
- Certificate or equivalent experiences of process capability, process control, launch management.
Travel Requirements
- Approximately 25 %
- Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
Work Environment Requirements
With reasonable accommodation:
- Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
- Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
- Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
- Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
- Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
Attendance/Work Hour Requirements
- Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
- Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
