Senior Manager - Supplier Quality

Description

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits' products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits' sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

Who We Are Respect

We celebrate the diversity of backgrounds and perspectives that make our community strong, and we believe every team member plays an important part in sustaining our success and continued growth.

Recognition

We're a close-knit company where your work will get noticed. We reward our employees for their contributions with competitive compensation and benefits packages, continuous training and opportunities for advancement.

Opportunity

Team members join Mini-Circuits and stay because we offer the professional freedom and supportive environment, they need to achieve personal and professional growth that just wouldn't be possible in most organizations. We always look to promote from within, and many new hires stay on for decades.

Fun

Need a ping-pong break? No problem. Great at trivia? Bring it on! We believe a healthy organization starts with healthy, happy team members. We want everyone to enjoy their time at Mini-Circuits and to strike a healthy balance between personal and professional fulfillment.

What Your Role Will Be:

As a key member of the Global Sourcing organization's leadership team, reporting to the Director of Global Sourcing, the Senior Manager of Supplier Quality will be responsible for developing and executing a supplier quality vision and strategy that will drive best practices and a culture of quality across the entirety of Mini-Circuits' global supply base, ensuring the company's quality standards are maintained at all times. In this highly visible role, you will build and lead a global team that will collaborate with our Suppliers, as well as our Engineering, Quality & Reliability, Manufacturing, Product Management, and Supply Chain teams to support Mini-Circuits' commitment to meet our customer's requirements, exceed their expectations, and continuously improve every day!

Salary Range: $156,000 - $234,000 per year

What You Will Be Responsible For: Drive best practices across Mini-Circuits supply base which emphasize continuous improvement with a focus on preventing defects at the root level and variability / waste reduction Implement strategies and processes to drive supplier performance improvement Address and resolve supplier quality issues with a sense of urgency ensuring interim containment as appropriate, root causes are identified, and corrective actions are implemented and validated effective. Rapidly synthesize, assess, and communicate quality findings to senior leaders as required to ensure appropriate level of visibility Develop, maintain, and enforce quality policies, procedures, standards, and controls across Mini-Circuits' supply base Effectively collaborate with Mini-Circuits Quality / Reliability teams and Daughter Companies globally to align on needs, priorities, and quality roadmaps Develop and lead effective supplier quality activities across our supply base such as Quality Improvement Plans (QIP) and new/existing supplier audits Support the Mini-Circuits Strategic Sourcing team on new and sustaining supply base initiatives Support new product initiatives by ensuring supplier capabilities meet our required quality standards Ensure all major suppliers to Mini-Circuits have an effective Quality Management System capable of supporting our quality requirements Ongoing development of our process capabilities (Supplier qualification / onboarding, product qualification, non-conforming material, process audits, etc) Implementation of appropriate quality tools across our supply base (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, etc) Meet or exceed annual supplier quality objectives as agreed upon with management Issue regular and detailed reporting to management on key quality metrics and other areas as required Maintain clear, effective, and regular communication at all levels within the company Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal / external stakeholders Preparing, managing, and ensuring adherence to, the Supplier Quality budget and forecasts Supervisory Responsibilities: As the leader of this team you will hire, train, continually develop, and motivate a global team of 3-6 supplier quality professionals Set department and individual objectives / KPI's and review and assess ongoing performance of team You will manage and assign workloads and resolve resource conflicts to ensure company objectives and internal / external customers are fully supported The duties, responsibilities and expectations described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the member, within the scope of the position.

What You Will Contribute To The Team:

At Mini-Circuits we understand the value that diversity of professional and life experience brings, and we know that skills and proficiencies may be applicable in different ways. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed below but believe your personal experiences are a good fit for success in the responsibilities noted above, we still encourage you to apply for this role. A Bachelor's degree or higher in supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, science, technical, or similar field 8+ years of overall work experience related to the responsibilities noted above (or similar) Strong understanding of best practices, concepts, and tools within the quality function and the ability to coach, educate, and implement them Experience in eliminating supplier quality issues within a manufacturing operation as well as implementing effective supplier control processes that meet ISO 9001, AS9100, and strict corporate standards Proficiency in managing and/or leading multi-location, cross-functional, global projects and initiatives Strong knowledge and experience in developing and leading high performing global teams and processes directly and/or indirectly Familiarity with Bills of Materials and broad knowledge and/or exposure to diverse kinds of manufacturing processes and electrical, electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components and sub-assemblies A passion for collaboration, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a strong customer focus with a bias to over communicating Cross-functional experience at the interfaces of quality, engineering/technology, operations, sourcing, and finance Competency in problem solving, planning, and decision making Strong oral, written, and presentation skills with the ability to influence using data, risk/benefit analysis, and your skills in fostering relationships and building trust Understanding of Six Sigma / Lean skills a plus Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills: Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment Ability and willingness to abide by Company's Code of Conduct
Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines. Mini-Circuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Management's discretion.

Mini-Circuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, gender identity, gender dysphoria, pregnancy-related condition, and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.