**Job Title:** Supplier Development Engineering **Position Overview:** As a Supplier Development Engineer, your role is critical in ensuring the quality and efficiency of our supply chain. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance supplier performance, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement. The Supplier Development Engineer will influence key decision making that concerns strategy, supplier selection, and talent deployment. This role will be integral in enhancing the success of sourcing strategies by helping to unlock synergies and capitalize on untapped capabilities within our supply chain. **Key Responsibilities:** + Develop and implement supplier development strategies: This includes working closely with suppliers to improve their products or services and helping them meet the company's standards. + Evaluate supplier performance: They will be expected to be aware of the performance of key suppliers and for creating and implementing targeted performance development plans where appropriate. + Identify and assess potential new suppliers: They may also be responsible for finding new suppliers, assessing their capabilities, and ensuring they can meet the company's needs. + Collaborate with other departments: They work closely with other departments, such as procurement and quality assurance, to ensure that suppliers meet all necessary standards. + Train and coach suppliers: They may also be responsible for providing training and coaching to suppliers to help them improve their processes and performance. + Resolve supplier-related issues: This might involve partnering with Supplier Quality Engineers to resolve critical problems or issues related to supplier performance. + Ensure compliance: They are responsible for ensuring that all suppliers comply with industry and company standards, including those related to quality, safety, and sustainability. + Conduct audits to verify quality system compliance for critical supply chains. + Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) activities as appropriate. **Qualifications:** + Strong communication, decision-making, and influence-building skills. + Proven ability to meet commitments and deliverables. + Experience in a highly regulated industry, preferably defense or aerospace. + Extensive knowledge of quality systems, tools, and methodologies. + Leadership experience in Lean and/or Six Sigma, including lean management systems. + Experience managing professional teams and employees. + Applied knowledge of materials planning, production control, and operations management. **Education and Experience:** + Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience. + Minimum of 5 years of experience in a technical manufacturing environment, with at least 5 years in a quality-focused role. + Prior supervisory or managerial experience is required. + Demonstrated expertise in corrective action and problem-solving. + 5 years’ experience in a quality function. + Previous supervisory experience a plus. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Advanced degree or relevant certifications. + Experience in supplier development and quality assurance in an international context. + Proven track record of improving supplier quality performance and establishing strong supplier partnerships. **Benefits** : + PTO + 401K + Health Insurance (medical, dental, optical) + Tuition reimbursement + Parental leave (mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents) In addition to the benefits, you’d expect we also offer flexibility, stability, and prosperity: + A bonus payment for all associates, paid quarterly, based on performance and behavior metrics. + 70 years of trend setters & trail blazers with new products. + Promote from within culture. + Opportunity to move vertically or laterally. + A culture where we all have a role in building a community where everyone belongs. Where you can speak your mind, be yourself, and feel supported. It’s how we achieve more together, for each other, for our customers, and for the world. + A team that you can depend on every day & likes each other enough to hang out after work. \#LI-RB **Fortive Corporation Overview** Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions. We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions. We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. Fortive: For you, for us, for growth. This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package. The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 89,200.00 - 165,600.00 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.