Supplier Quality Analyst

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Thermon is a global leader in process heating. The company provides safe, reliable, and innovative mission-critical industrial process heating solutions. Thermon serves energy, power generation, chemical, food and beverage, commercial, rail and transit, and other industries.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Supplier Quality Analyst who will focus on ensuring the quality of products and services from suppliers, involving activities like assessing supplier capabilities, resolving quality issues, and implementing quality improvement strategies.

Work closely with the Manufacturing leadership team, Sourcing, Purchasing, Materials Management, and Quality.

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Logistics, or Business Administration (required)

Work Experience

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Quality Supplier experience (required)
• Experience in industrial manufacturing companies (preferred)
• Experience working with financial systems such as Microsoft Dynamics AX (a plus)
• Experience working with manufacturing Bills of Materials, drawings, welding and paint specifications, and customer requirements (preferred)
• Procurement certifications Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM) (preferred)

Duties/Responsibilities

Supplier Assessment/Qualification-

• Conduct supplier audits and assessments to verify their quality systems and capabilities.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality documentation and reporting processes.
• Evaluate potential and existing suppliers to ensure they meet quality standards and company requirements.

Quality Issue Resolution-

• Identify and resolve supplier quality issues through effective communication and collaboration.
• Investigate and analyze the root causes of quality problems.
• Implement corrective and preventative actions to address quality issues.

Process Improvement-

• Collaborate with suppliers to implement process improvements and enhance quality.
• Collect and evaluate supplier quality data to identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement supplier quality processes and programs.

Communication/Collaboration-

• Maintain open communication with suppliers regarding quality issues and performance.
• Provide feedback to suppliers on their performance.
• Work with internal teams (e.g., engineering, purchasing) to ensure quality requirements are met.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure to meet time restraints.
• Able to manage large and complex projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Demonstrated skills in negotiations and relationship building.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors.
• Must have a positive attitude and be self-motivated.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills are required with an emphasis on attention to detail.

Work Environment

• Must be able to traverse across San Marcos, TX different buildings by walking.
• Regularly stand, walk, and seat for periods across the office/manufacturing facility and suppliers’ locations.
• Willing, available, and able to frequent travel between San Marcos Campus, suppliers, and vendors of Thermon nationally and internationally when needed.

Employer’s Statement

Thermon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.