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Ingersoll-Rand

Supplier Quality Leader

Ingersoll-Rand, Charleston, West Virginia, United States,


Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.Job title:

Supplier Quality Leader

Location:

Mocksville, NC or Davidson, NC or West Chester, OH

About Us:

Ingersoll Rand is a Fortune 500 company with a passion for making lives better. We do this by living our values, and through a relentless focus on the success of our customers and partnering with our employees to think and act like owners. We believe in sustainability through the development and distribution of a broad range of global brands designed to meet the needs of our customers in both efficient and responsible ways. Ingersoll Rand is a diverse and inclusive environment. For more information visit: www.irco.com.

Job Overview:The Supplier Quality Leader contributes to Ingersoll Rand’s success by leading transformation and executing a supplier quality strategy in collaboration with the Procurement team, Operations Engineering, R&D, and the manufacturing sites. The right candidate will be a strong leader, strategist, and collaborator with the ability to assess and develop a more effective organization, while championing a strong quality and Compression safety culture in all our suppliers. This position is responsible for a wide variety of activities to ensure Ingersoll Rand’s raw materials, sub-assemblies and packaging material suppliers comply with our quality requirements and all applicable regulations, and for developing programs for continuous improvement and prevention of non-conformances.

Responsibilities:

Develop and execute supplier quality strategy in conjunction with procurement and operations engineering.Leading the Supplier Quality team by providing expert-level Quality functional leadership, guidance, and direction to your team for supplier controls related to components and materials used in the compression and purchased finished goods.Organize and manage quality audits of raw materials, sub-assemblies, and packaging suppliers for qualification of new suppliers and conduct on-going supplier capability assessments by on-site visits to verify supplier’s performance.Successfully engage with cross-functional teams such as R&D, Operations Engineering, Product Development and Procurement, towards selection and management of suppliers.Identifying and leading improvement opportunities to proactively ensure internal and vendor compliance to all applicable internal, domestic, and international quality regulations, including but not limited to ISO and QS 9001 criteria.Leading internal supplier quality engineering efforts and partner with our vendors to reduce risk, improve processes, and reduce waste using the quality improvement tools of process control & monitoring, DOE, risk analysis, problem solving processes, protocol development, reporting, trend analysis and reaction, capability analysis and measurement system analysis.Partnering with the Operations and Supply Chain organizations to define and implement effective Supplier Change Management and Supplier Development practices.Developing and maintaining effective Quality Metric performance and identify and execute activities to enhance purchased product quality, reduce supplied material variances, and resolve decreases in performance.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree5+ years of Supplier Quality, Operations Quality, or Quality Systems Product experience in a manufacturing environment.10+ years of quality management experience demonstrating team leadership, compliance excellence, value improvement, and risk reduction.

Core Competencies:

Skills including, but not limited to, Supplier Management, Manufacturing, Non-conforming Material Control, Continuous Process and Product Improvement, and Organizational Leadership.Demonstrated successful organizational influence in areas including, but not limited to, compliance excellence, continuous improvement, product-related risk mitigation, and/or manufacturing process capability enhancement.Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide diligent, concise, and fact-based communication to Executive Management, cross-functional peers, and your direct report team.Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and management skills with the demonstrated ability to create momentum and deliver results in a timely manner by prioritizing personal workloads, as well as providing guidance, direction, and oversight to others.Understanding and experience in PPAP.

Preferences:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality management, or related field.Understanding of quality management systems and methodologies.Proficiency in quality auditing and inspection techniques.Knowledge of statistical process control and root cause analysis.Familiarity with industry standards (ISO 9001, AS9100, IATF 16949).Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to lead cross-functional teams.Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:

This position will be based in Mocksville, NC or Davidson, NC or West Chester, OH, with 50%-75% anticipated travel.What we Offer:

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.

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