Supplier Development and Performance Improvement
- Lead supplier-development initiatives to improve supplier quality, delivery, cost, capacity, certifications, process development, and compliance.
- Identify underperforming suppliers and establish structured improvement plans with defined key performance indicators.
- Support the development and qualification of key suppliers’ capability and capacity in support of strategic initiatives.
- Drive supplier continuous-improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Provide supplier-development support for assigned Category Management and Divisional team initiatives.
- Act as a key escalation resource for supplier-performance issues and support critical root-cause corrective-action activities when required.

Supplier Assessment, Qualification, and Onboarding
- Conduct supplier assessments, audits, capability evaluations, and PPAP reviews to support new supplier approvals and onboarding.
- Support supplier onboarding, qualification, and development programs.
- Evaluate supplier capability, process readiness,



certifications, and compliance against company requirements.
- Ensure suppliers meet applicable company standards, regulatory requirements, quality-system expectations, and sustainability goals.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Procurement to support sourcing strategies and supplier segmentation.
- Work collaboratively with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Category Management, and Divisional teams to support supplier-development priorities.
- Support Product Development Lifecycle activities, including supplier-readiness activities and globalization/localization projects.
- Maintain clear, open, two-way communication with relevant internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with strategic and critical suppliers.

Supplier Risk and Supply Continuity
- Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks, including quality, supply continuity, financial,

📌 Supplier Development Engineer (Torreón)
🏢 Flowserve
📍 Torreón