Sr. Engineer, Supplier Quality & Development

Energizer Holdings•Vandalia, OH

About The Position

This role is for a Sr. Engineer, Supplier Quality & Development who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and making a direct impact on product quality and reliability. The individual will collaborate across operations, suppliers, engineering, and product development to identify quality trends, resolve manufacturing and design challenges, and drive improvements. This role offers the opportunity to lead problem-solving and risk assessment efforts, support new product development, strengthen supplier performance, and influence quality processes from concept through production. It is ideal for someone who uses data and technical expertise to turn challenges into practical solutions while helping deliver high-quality, reliable products to consumers. Energizer Holdings, Inc. is a global organization that responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable, fostering a culture of winning together, serving each other, acting boldly, and doing right. They support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Requirements

5 years’ experience in Supplier Quality and Supplier Development
Bachelor’s degree required – Engineering, Science, Management
Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language to all levels in the organization
Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001 Experience
Problem Solving Experience
Experience in manufacturing environments addressing supplier operations to improve performance, expand capability, increase capacity, and lower costs.

Nice To Haves

Progressive accountabilities and relevant experience with consumer goods and high-speed manufacturing preferred.
Internal or external auditor certification preferred
Professional Quality Certifications preferred
Possess process optimization certifications (Lean, Six Sigma Green Belt, or equivalent) preferred

Responsibilities

Accountable for quality metrics impacted by their team within a product category team.
Adapts and prioritizes own work based on technical work plan or functional plans.
Comprehensive understanding of Energizer Quality Management System.
Apply quality principles and design intent knowledge of products for improvements to current processes, suppliers, and quality systems.
Identify trends or concerns from data reviews that relate to underlying systems or process issues.
Participate and/or lead teams for projects related to improving products, suppliers and equipment for cost savings, supply assurance or reliability improvement.
Participate and/lead risk assessment activities and ensure proper Change Management protocols are followed.
Lead and coordinate problem solving efforts encountered by operations or suppliers that impact the quality/reliability of our products.
Communicate product, supplier, and performance issues within the category quality team and in applicable cross-functional reviews
Support new product development projects to meet identified time/cost/performance objectives
Lead the audit process and conduct/ follow up on external supplier on-site audits, self-audits, technical audits, process audits and launch readiness reviews.
Monitor and improve supplier performance; lead supplier improvement plans.
Facilitate the raw material approval process to verify the product/material meet the design inputs.
Address plant quality events utilizing problem solving methodologies; Drive to true root cause and implement robust corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of issues
Improve quality systems based on KPIs (such as process documentation, change management, incoming quality, trace-ability systems, and post-production testing)
Follow, implement, and monitor internal Supplier Quality policies to verify the results for effectiveness. Assist in driving improvements in the policies and policy compliance.
Provide training/coaching to internal cross-function team and suppliers as needed to improve current and needed capabilities to meet Energizer needs.
May also perform additional duties as assigned.