Major Accountabilities:
 SDE
- Lead Supplier Development of PCB suppliers
- Work with product design teams for Best PCB solution
- Assess and approve PCB technology changes at suppliers.
- Monitor key PCB suppliers performance and drive continuous improvement activities
- Lead PCB problem resolution activities with supplier on complex issues
- Support customer communication when required
Conduct PCB Safe Launch for Critical PCBs in New Programs

 General
- Identify training needs and grow competency
- Manage competency to achieve excellence
- Special assignments as needed

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS & ABILITY:
Key Required Qualification
 4 years technical degree (Bachelor Degree) with 8 - 10 years of relevant experience OR
 Advanced Degree (Master or PHD) with 5 - 6 years of relevant experience

Other Skills
 Work experience in PCB fabrication
 Structured problem solving capability
 Understanding of automotive requirements for PCB
 Ability to effectively communicate complex issues
 Ability to travel 30% of the time
 Able to cope with new / difficult / additional responsibility with short notice
 Functions independently without supervision and technical guidance
 Able to develop and motivate people
 Able to lead teams with other APTIV Departments / Divisions
 Able to set priorities and adjust workload within the group
 Advanced SPC techniques
 Presentation skills
 Ability to facilitate conflict situations with peers independently
 Ability to effectively organize and plan
 Highly proficient in print reading and interpretation of specification
 Highly proficient oral and written communication skills
 Innovation in solving complex quality problems
 Strong knowledge of purchasing and engineering systems associated with part readiness
 Ability to facilitate conflict situations and keep manager informed appropriately
 Demonstrate and able to train others on relevant Purchasing procedures and knowledge of relevant corporate procedure and knowledge of all Purchasing procedures

Preferred Qualification
 6 Sigma Certified
 IATF / VDA 6.3 Certified Auditor

KEY CHALLENGES
 Short lead-times
 Inadequate information
 Last minute design changes
 Depth of commodity knowledge
 Supplier and engineering resistance to change
 Frequent night time teleconferences with other DE locations and suppliers
 Supplier limitation / responsiveness
 Quality spill
 Resource and technical limitations
 Lack of cooperation from operations and supplier
 Unclear customer requirements / subjective nature of criteria
 Quick solutions to prevent line down
 Effective global communication
 Able to provide open honest feedback to employees
 Highly volatile situation which may precipitate from higher levels
 Work on multiple task simultaneously

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