Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive supplier quality standards and processes to ensure compliance with PerkinElmer’s requirements.
• Conduct regular supplier audits to evaluate their quality management systems, capabilities, and adherence to established standards.
• Perform risk assessments on new and existing suppliers to identify potential quality issues and mitigate risks effectively.
• Monitor supplier performance through established metrics and implement improvement initiatives using Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR).
• Establish and maintain quality metrics to track supplier performance, ensuring alignment with production requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, and Production teams to define process parameters and criteria that ensure effective supplier process capability.
• Coordinate NPI activities and First Article Qualification (FAQ) to ensure suppliers are prepared for new product launches.
• Facilitate root cause analysis for supplier quality issues, conducting on-site visits as necessary to verify corrective actions.
• Work directly with suppliers to create corrective action plans addressing process failures; review manufacturing processes for improvement opportunities.
• Collate and evaluate supplier quality data to identify areas for process improvement within the supply chain.
• Provide clear, complete, and accurate documentation of inspection results related to area responsibilities, supporting compliance with regulations and product specifications.
• Facilitate the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues within assigned projects, supporting the Quality Manager in monitoring overall supplier performance.
• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to supplier product quality and performance, ensuring proactive measures are taken to prevent non-conformities.
• Lead special projects and key initiatives as identified by management.