【PURPOSE/SUMMARY】
The purpose of this role is to manage the medium to long term Olympus quality strategy for externally sourced specific categories to provide optimised quality assurance and regulatory compliance of externally sourced materials and service.
The Supplier Quality Manager (SQM) is responsible for ensuring supplier quality for one or more global categories, works together with the global and regional Category Manager. The SQM is in charge of the entire supplier management activities, including Supplier Approval, Supplier Auditing, Supplier Quality Assurance Agreements, Supplier development support and Supplier evaluation support. The role will support supplier selection activities and developing the category strategy together with the category manager. They will provide leadership, strategy, vision, oversight, training and mentoring to the supplier of the category they are responsible for and support the local/regional organizations in case of escalations.
【PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES】
(雇入れ直後 / Immediately after hiring)
・Ensures the qualification and approval of suppliers delivering to multiple global Olympus sites
・Performs regular global supplier audits and initiates and monitors required measures
・Decides on the debarring / deactivation of suppliers globally
・Prepares, negotiates in the best interest of Olympus and executes global/regional and local quality assurance agreements on behalf of Olympus and makes sure Olympus commitments are metheld in all sites.
・Works in a joint team with global/regional procurement and supply chain management for supplier selection, supplier evaluation, supplier development, supplier risk management
・Contributes to category (strategy) boards of the categories providing supplier quality related input.
・Leads supplier improvement projects for global Olympus suppliers
・Analyzes supplier quality KPIs, makes necessary decisions and initiates actions as required to develop suppliers
・Acts as escalation level for Regional Supplier Manager regarding supplier strategy and development
・Develops and executes vision and strategy for the supplier quality assurance activities together with the Category Manager for suppliers of the category and promotes the strategy within the organisation
・Supports facility audits by outside agencies (i.e., FDA, ISO / MDSAP)
【必須要件】
●Education
Minimum requirements are a BA/BS degree or equivalent in a Life Science, Engineering, or Physical Science with an advanced technical degree and MBA preferred.
●Experience
・Experience in supplier quality management
・Demonstrated comprehensive expertise in the applied interpretation of worldwide regulatory standards and laws applicable to the medical device e.g., ISO, QSR, GMP, jPAL, cCMP
・Knowledge of and experience in supplier management of suppliers with global/regional footprint.
・High level of quality tools and methodology skills (e.g. 8D, 5-Whys, FMEA, IQ/OQ/PQ)
・Excellent written and oral communication and organizational, project management skills.
・Certified Supplier Quality Auditor
・Contract negotiation skills
・Preferably knowledge in the category
●Skills
・Excellent intercultural skills with diverse cultural approach.
・A self-starter motivated and able to positively motivate others. Demonstrates the highest ethical standards, actively promotes trust, respect and integrity in all dealings both inside and outside Olympus.
・Focused, target driven with a positive, can-do attitude and a desire to improve patient experience as well as company performance.
・Since this is a global role very good English and Japanese language knowledge is needed also to negotiate global Quality Assurance Agreements
・Acts independently in line with processes, regulations and norms
●Other Considerations (travel/hours availability, etc.):
・Since this is a Global role, the individual will be expected to schedule meetings that work for multiple time zones (global) and well as 30%-40% travel should be expected.
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