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The Senior Supplier Development Engineer – Plastics will be collaborating with Plastics Injection molding suppliers and internal teams such as engineering, operations, and quality. The ideal candidate for this role would be someone with experience in Injection molding (preferably Tooling) as well as possess soft skills to effectively collaborate with multiple functions and business acuity to understand the financial impact of improvement projects.

This position is part of the global supply chain organization and specifically within supplier development group. The individual in this role will be collaborating with Plastics Injection molding suppliers and internal teams such as engineering, operations, and quality and will be located in Solna, Sweden.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Evaluate technical capabilities at supplier sites and qualify suppliers based on selection criteria and provide feedback and update internal supplier selection and qualification processes
• Identify, quantify, prioritize, and drive supplier improvement projects; Use data analytics to make recommendations and drive VAVE projects (Quality, Cost, Efficiency)
• Responsible for reviewing tool health, spares, and making recommendations on required repairs/refurbishment
• Establish, track, and trend key supplier performance metrics - OEE, FPY, Tool Availability, and SPC
• Review, initiate and represent supplier recommended design changes to internal engineering teams while also executing Engineering change orders to suppliers

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering (or relevant field) with 5+ years of related work experience OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of related work experience
• Demonstrated technical and analytical ability with a high degree of professional acuity
• Demonstrated experience in Injection molding & tooling development
• Ability to read 2D drawings with GD&T and work with CAD (preferably Solid Works)
• Demonstrated experience with equipment selection, operation, and processing

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• APICs certification
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Agile, and SAP
• Ability to read and interpret product Bill of Materials (BOM's)

Other:

• Ability to work at Supplier sites and office environment
• Some travel domestically and internationally is required (25%)
• Must be willing and able to travel to supplier locations – primarily regionally located

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