Supervisor, Supplier Quality Engineer

Polaris Inc.•Plymouth, MN

7d•$95,000 - $125,000

About The Position

At Polaris Inc., employees take on challenging assignments and roles with elevated responsibility in an agile working environment. The Supervisor, Supplier Quality Engineer leads quality engineering activities supporting the ORV parts and accessories business and manages a team of purchasing coordinators. The position applies quality engineering principles to improve supplied and manufactured component quality, strengthen supplier performance, resolve quality issues, and reduce the cost of poor quality. It develops processes, tools, metrics, and standard work to convert warranty and customer information into actionable insights and improve receiving and inventory-related outcomes. The role influences product quality and supplier performance through cross-functional improvement efforts involving suppliers, Purchasing, Engineering, Product Development, Packaging, and distribution operations. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering or a relevant field and at least five years of experience in supplier quality or quality engineering. The role is based in Minnesota for pay-range purposes, with travel of 5–10% to plants and suppliers, including internationally. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. The starting pay range for Minnesota is $95,000 to $125,000 per year; individual pay and placement depend on factors including education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Former employees must be eligible for rehire, and current employees must be in good standing. Polaris offers competitive compensation, a market-leading profit-sharing plan, company contributions to its Employee Stock Ownership Plan, discounted employee stock purchases, a generous 401(k) matching contribution, financial wellness education and consultation, health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym and personal training reimbursement, life insurance, disability offerings, and paid volunteer time off through Polaris Gives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in supplier quality or quality engineering.
Advanced knowledge of quality tools and methodologies, including APQP, Control Plan, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and Quality Systems.
Experience leading and managing professionals.
Experience with project management and project management tools.
Experience writing technical reports and processes.
Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present cross-functionally and externally at all levels.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Ability to work autonomously.
Ability to travel 5–10% to plants and suppliers, including internationally.
Former employees must be eligible for rehire; current employees must be in good standing.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage purchasing coordinators supporting distribution center incoming inspection, purchase order adherence, inventory disposition, and availability, while balancing daily operations with proactive process improvement.
Apply quality engineering principles to assure the quality of supplied and manufactured components, and develop strategies and tools to strengthen quality systems and Supplier Relationship Management.
Lead cross-functional root-cause problem solving for quality events and drive corrective and preventive actions through implementation.
Collaborate with suppliers, Purchasing, Engineering, Product Development, and Packaging to reduce the cost of poor quality and improve product quality.
Support Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management by leading supplier quality activities, including PPAP, CAR and CAPA, PCR, Run-at-Rates, audits, DCR, and deviations.
Monitor warranty and support Post Sales Surveillance through data gathering and corrective action implementation for PG&A PAP topics.
Develop processes and tools that provide actionable Voice of Customer insights for product, quality, and other key stakeholders.
Measure and analyze receiving discrepancies, On Hand Not Available, Reject Material Orders, and supplier performance metrics to identify and drive continuous improvement.
Provide quality engineering support for part quality issues and purchasing coordinator decision-making related to inventory disposition and availability.