Supplier Quality Manager (Project Management)

WHY JOIN THE AMES COMPANIES

We have amazing Benefits! Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Wellness, 401K, Holidays Employee Assistance Program, Vacation Days, Disability, and much more.

WHO WE ARE

The AMES Companies, headquartered in Lake Nona-Orlando, FL has a rich American history. The AMES story goes back to 1774, when Captain John Ames began making America's first shovels. AMES® brand is the third oldest consumer brand in the country, and its tools helped build America for more than two hundred years. You can learn more about our history here.

Our business lines include Home Organization, Lawn and Garden Tools, Outdoor Living, and Cleaning Tools. Our leading global brands are sold to homeowners and professionals involved in new construction, remodeling, and maintenance activities. To learn more about out business lines, visit our website: https://www.homebyames.com/en-us/. 

WHERE YOU WILL WORK 

Hybrid role, Monday and Friday remote work from home, and Tuesday through Thursday onsite at our Lake Nona headquarters.  

WHO YOU ARE 

The Supplier Quality Manager is responsible for providing Quality and Continuous Improvement leadership to optimize supplier performance in quality, delivery, and cost.  Works closely with Procurement team to identify, develop and optimize quality performance of a global supply base. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Maintains, Improves, Documents and Audits a systematic approach to quality assurance for a global supply base.
• Maintains and improves a system of supplier qualification, product and process qualification, and auditing, that optimizes the supply base and the costs of managing it.
• Provides leadership to the Asian Quality Team.
• Develops, Measures and acts on key performance metrics to improve supplier performance and products.
• Develops and implements product and process quality systems for new and existing products to assure customer expectations are met.
• Works closely with Product Management/Product Engineering on new product development to ensure appropriate quality expectations and standards
• Participates cross-functionally in a Regulatory Compliance Working Group
• Respond to customer and regulatory compliance inquiries
• Work to integrate regulatory compliance into product development and supplier engagement.
• Work with Regulatory Compliance working group to implement updated policies, controls and training
• In coordination with Procurement, facilitates and participates in root cause corrective actions on products, manufacturing processes, and business processes with suppliers.
• Works with Procurement to assess and determine opportunities to drive the business improvement through quality, failure avoidance and continuous improvement.

COMPETENCIES

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. Holds direct reports accountable
• Building Collaborative Relationships - Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with customers and suppliers inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support
• Communication & Presentation Skills - Ability to communicate, both orally and written, and present information effectively
• Customer-focused - Ability and desire to demonstrate concern for satisfying internal and/or external customers
• Ability to organize and drive new systems to better manage the activities of the team
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining focus on company direction and goals.
• Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from appropriate sources, and use skillful questioning to draw out the information

REQUIREMENTS  

• Bachelor's degree
• 10 years experience in Quality
• CQE and/or CQM desired
• Travel requirements: Occasional travel including international
• Strong PC skills including the Microsoft Office Suite; primarily Excel and Word
• Experience with Computerized Quality Management Systems
• Broad inspection tool experience
• Demonstrated project management experience

ENVIRONMENTAL/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• This position is located both a manufacturing and office environment involving extensive travel. At times the associate may be required to stand for long periods of time. At other times the associate is required to sit for long periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may need the ability to lift and carry loads up to 20 pounds.
• The associate will be routinely exposed to a manufacturing environment and required to wear personal protective equipment.

WORK AUTHORIZATION  

The Ames Companies will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. 

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