Supplier Quality Manager

Wolverine Advanced Materials Supplier Quality Manager

Wolverine Advanced Materials produces and sells performance-critical, specialty elastomer-coated metals used in gaskets for automotive & industrial applications; automotive brake noise insulators and NVH (noise, vibration & harshness) damping solutions for automotive.

Wolverine employs approximately 600 people worldwide and has manufacturing operations in Virginia, Florida, Germany, and China, as well as sales & technical offices in Michigan, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, and India.

Wolverine Advanced Materials, an entity of Center Rock Capital, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance materials. Our core competency is in performance-critical, specialty elastomercoated metals that offer damping and seal-ability solutions in the automotive and gasket industries.

Center Rock Capital is a company where they see potential where others may not look; and as a team we can find the right solution to the right challenge.

About the Role

Manage incoming supplier quality for current products across all U.S. Wolverine Advanced Materials (WAM) facilities. Support global WAM facilities on supplier quality initiatives, including supplier development, performance improvement, and issue resolution. Collaborate with Supply Chain and Technology teams to ensure new products have clearly defined requirements, specifications, and quality standards. Drive supplier quality improvements to strengthen consistency, reliability, and compliance with WAM expectations. Support new market expansion by ensuring customer and supplier quality requirements are met for both existing and new products. Partner with cross-functional teams to proactively address quality risks and enable smooth product launches in new markets. This position is located on site in Blacksburg, VA. (no remote work).

What You'll Do

Ensure current WAM suppliers are meeting required and established standards by :

• Ensuring suppliers are following to policies and procedures, operational guidelines related to established quality management system. (ISO / TS 16949).
• Driving supplier management through effective facilitation of supplier corrective actions, supplier certification, nonconforming material review and failure analysis and participation in the Quality Review Team (QRT).
• Creating supplier audit schedule and participating in audits which are conducted on a scheduled basis, record action items, and ensure timely follow up.
• Leading implementation and monitoring supplier scorecards. Work with Purchasing on key metrics and ensure supplier's expectations are clearly communicated.
• Establishing a cadence with Purchasing for review of Supplier Concerns.
• Evaluating and verifying proper root-cause analysis and effectiveness of corrective actions;
• Assisting in developing best practices (standard inspection procedures, work instructions, quality test methods and policies).

Supplier Development / Improvement

New Products

New Market Expansion Support

Other

The above is intended to describe the general content of, and the requirements for, the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Qualifications

Wolverine Advanced Materials is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company