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, and regulatory risks.
- Support business‑continuity and supply‑chain‑resilience planning.
- Contribute to proactive supplier‑risk mitigation and supplier performance management activities.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, procurement, manufacturing, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, including experience leading initiatives, influencing stakeholders, or managing supplier‑development activities.
- Strong knowledge of supplier performance management, supplier capability improvement, and continuous‑improvement practices.
- Well versed in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Experience conducting supplier audits, assessments, capability evaluations, and supplier‑improvement projects.
- Strong communication, negotiation, relationship‑management, and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional environment involving Procurement, Quality, Engineering, and business teams.
- Ability and willingness to travel to supplier sites as required.

Preferred Experience

- Lean or Six Sigma experience; Green Belt or Black Belt certification is preferred.
- Familiarity with ISO standards, quality systems, and regulatory environments.
- Experience supporting supplier quality, supplier qualification, supplier onboarding, and first‑article sample activities.
- Experience with Product Development Lifecycle supplier‑readiness activities.
- Experience supporting globalization, localization, sourcing, supplier‑segmentation, or supply‑chain‑resilience initiatives.
- Experience in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, electronics, industrial, or comparable supplier‑intensive environments.
- Experience developing and implementing supplier‑performance improvement plans with measurable KPIs.

📌 Supplier Development Engineer (Torreón de Cañas)
🏢 Flowserve
📍 Torreón de Cañas