For assigned product lines, establishes quality assurance strategies for Asia Sourcing that ensure the highest quality, regulatory compliance and safety of Private Brand products at the lowest possible cost. Leads the work of in-country sourcing agents and service provider companies providing product quality/engineering services to Office Depot and its suppliers. Manage factory/product qualification activities to ensure new private brand products meet or exceed quality, safety and regulatory requirements. Communicates and trains quality assurance policies to all departments, agents, suppliers, quality service providers and factories. Maintains scorecard to measure the frequency of quality infractions Advise management on overall quality of products Reviews and verifies effectiveness of factory developed corrective action plans Develops product performance requirements jointly with merchandising, suppliers and laboratories.
Participate in the development of product specifications. Reviews major engineering changes for safety and performance as well as on-site Contribute quality/engineering expertise throughout the product lifecycle from new product development through sourcing and production investigations leading to the resolution of customer complaints As compared to the Quality Engineer position, the Senior Quality Engineer position develops QA program procedures spanning across multiple product lines. Any other assignment/project designated by the manager.
Requirements:
1. Bachelors Degree in Engineering
2. Min.4 years of work experience in quality assurance. Experience in PRC manufacturing environment.
3. Experience with safety listing agency approvals such as FCC, UL, ETL, CSA.
4. Experience with continuous improvement methodologies.