Supplier Development Engineer
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Supplier Development Engineer improving supplier quality, capacity, and resilience for Legrand’s data-center infrastructure business. Leading scorecards, audits, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, implement, and own the Supplier Performance Scorecard and improvement action plans
- Drive improvements in supplier quality, on-time delivery, cost, capacity, process capability, compliance, and supply chain continuity
- Develop and execute supplier improvement initiatives
- Assess and develop supplier capacity and manufacturing readiness
- Lead supplier assessments, audits, capability evaluations, qualification activities, and PPAP reviews
- Support new supplier onboarding, qualification, and readiness
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, 8D, and structured problem-solving methods
- Identify supplier risks and lead mitigation activities
- Support critical supplier performance issues, including containment, root-cause investigation, corrective action, and recovery plans
- Partner with Sourcing, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain
- Build supplier relationships while maintaining accountability for performance commitments
- Evaluate supplier technical capability, manufacturing processes, capacity, operational readiness, quality systems, certifications, and compliance
- Assess supplier readiness for new products, programs, capacity expansion, transfers, and strategic initiatives
- Identify capability or readiness gaps and execute corrective or development plans
- Facilitate supplier onsite visits to Legrand manufacturing sites
- Collaborate with underperforming suppliers on project plans to reduce supply-chain risks
- Support Quarterly Business Reviews with key suppliers
- Support development and audit of Supplier Business Continuity Plans
Requirements:
- Engineering or technical manufacturing background
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement training or certification
- Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or manufacturing-related certification
- Experience collaborating with global suppliers and multi-site manufacturing operations
- Experience with supplier scorecards, supplier risk management, capacity assessments, and business continuity planning
- Familiarity with APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, 8D, and other structured quality and supplier development tools
- Experience developing suppliers that support technically complex, high-volume, or capacity-constrained commodities
- Experience using KPIs to drive measurable supplier improvements
- 30–50% travel nationally and internationally, as needed
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- High employer 401K match
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Holiday pay
- Short-term and long-term disability benefit plans
- Above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave
- Bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans
- Paid time off to volunteer
- Employee Resource Group network















