Corporate Supplier Quality Engineer

Duravent Group•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Supplier Quality Engineer partners with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and Plant Quality teams to ensure suppliers meet quality and performance requirements and to advance customer satisfaction, cost reduction, and operational excellence. The role works on a hybrid basis from the Grand Rapids Innovation Center, with approximately 20% travel. The position leads supplier qualification, development, performance improvement, audits, corrective actions, and risk mitigation across the supply base. It also supports the Corporate Quality Management System and ISO 9001 compliance, standardizes quality practices across manufacturing sites, and leads projects to improve supplier and operational quality outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least five years of experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or supplier development.
Demonstrated success improving supplier performance in a manufacturing environment.
Working experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plans, root cause analysis, supplier auditing, and corrective action systems.
Experience supporting ISO 9001 quality management systems.
Experience managing supplier corrective actions, supplier scorecards, and supplier development activities.
Strong understanding of supplier quality management systems and manufacturing process controls.
Thorough knowledge of ISO 9001 principles and quality management methodologies.
Strong analytical, data interpretation, and structured problem-solving abilities.
Effective project management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Lead supplier qualification, development, and performance improvement activities across the supply base.
Conduct supplier audits, process assessments, and quality system evaluations.
Develop, review, and maintain supplier scorecards and performance metrics, including supplier PPM, COPQ, audit results, and corrective action effectiveness.
Identify high-risk suppliers and implement improvement plans to mitigate quality, capacity, and delivery risks.
Facilitate supplier business reviews and performance discussions.
Ensure supplier compliance with company, customer, drawing, specification, and regulatory requirements.
Lead Supplier Corrective Action Request activities and coordinate containment for supplier nonconformances.
Review supplier containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and supporting objective evidence.
Verify corrective action effectiveness through audits, data analysis, and supplier follow-up.
Drive closure of recurring supplier quality issues and escalate significant risks as appropriate.
Support supplier recovery activities during major quality events, production interruptions, or customer escalations.
Facilitate structured problem solving using 8D, A3, 5-Why, Fishbone, and other root cause methodologies.
Support implementation and continual improvement of the Corporate Quality Management System.
Assist in maintaining compliance with ISO 9001 requirements.
Participate in internal audits, management reviews, and quality system improvement initiatives.
Develop and standardize corporate quality procedures, forms, tools, and best practices across manufacturing sites.
Support deployment of corporate quality objectives and strategic initiatives.
Lead projects to reduce supplier PPM, incoming defects, COPQ, scrap, and customer complaints while improving process capability.