Associate Principal Supplier Quality Engineer – Supplier Development
Penumbra
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About the opportunity
- We are establishing a dedicated Supplier Development capability within Supplier Quality Engineering focused on strategic supply chain initiatives, strengthening supplier capability, and improving long-term supply continuity and resiliency.
- The Associate Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (Supplier Development) serves as a technical and program leader for high-priority supplier initiatives, partnering with Strategic Procurement and cross-functional stakeholders to define strategy, align resources, manage interdependent workstreams, and drive programs through execution.
- This role offers the opportunity to help shape and grow an emerging organization while leading initiatives with broad business visibility, cross-functional influence, and long-term impact.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and/or support supplier capability development initiatives to improve quality, scalability, process robustness, and long-term supplier readiness.
- Execute and support supplier improvement roadmaps and long-term development plans aligned with Strategic Procurement strategies and Technical Operations Engineering priorities.
- Drive supplier improvement activities including Kaizen events, process optimization projects, variation reduction efforts, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Perform supplier capability assessments, manufacturing evaluations, and technical due diligence activities.
- Support make-versus-buy analyses by providing technical, quality, and manufacturing assessments.
- Identify and drive opportunities to improve supplier performance, supply risk, and supplier controls.
- Lead supplier qualification activities including process assessments, manufacturing readiness evaluations, and technical reviews.
- Support complex supplier programs including large qualifications, supplier expansion activities, and supplier capability growth efforts.
- Lead supplier stabilization and monitoring activities for new suppliers, outsourced processes, or developing supply chains.
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