Team Lead Supplier Quality and Development Engineering

Job Description Summary

The Team Leader, Supplier Quality and Development role is a player/coach role with team leadership responsibilities and individual responsibilities to drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation.

You will be responsible for the Supplier Quality and Development activities within specified GE HealthCare manufacturing sites and assigned supplier ownership. You’ll have responsibilities as the site ‘Point of Leadership’, and accountable for coordinating supplier management efforts.

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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for execution of QMS/compliance requirements associated with Supplier Management. This includes supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence
• SQD Point of leadership at Haifa and Rehovot sites, acting as the primary interface with Program Management, Production, Engineering, and Quality Assurance. Serve as Lead Auditee for internal and external audits related to the Purchasing Control procedure.
• Responsible for people leadership activities including recruiting, performance management, people development, and technical development to deliver outcomes across their scope.
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of discipline and analytical thinking to execute policy/strategy. Basic knowledge of related job disciplines.
• Actively support supports Value Creation Programs (VCP) in close collaboration with Engineering and Sourcing, ensuring quality improvements are aligned with cost optimization, productivity, and business objectives. Drive idea generation with suppliers on quality improvement that will drive cost optimization.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in sciences, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or Finance.
• Bachelor’s degree-level knowledge in Engineering/Quality/Supply Chain (or equivalent experience per country), plus advanced experience in Supplier Quality / Sourcing interface.
• Proven understanding of Quality Systems / regulations and audit environment (e.g., ISO 13485 / equivalent medical QMS frameworks), plus analytical problem-solving and project execution skills.
• Influence/communication - establishes good relationships; drives continuous improvement across functional boundaries with an SQDCI mindset.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of time.
  
  

• Masters degree in Business Administration.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.