Responsibilities

• Assesses potential new suppliers for technical, quality, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
• Evaluates, monitors, and approves new and existing external suppliers based on their qualifications and performance, acting as a spokesperson to external suppliers.
• Generates test protocols, monitors testing, issues material qualification test reports, and approves components for use.
• Assists in generating component specifications, generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures, and provides input from component quality, inspectability, and manufacturability perspective.
• Trains inspectors to these procedures as required.
• Leads the maintenance and improvement of Abbott supplier quality program policies, procedures, and forms.
• May supervise other Supplier Quality Technicians and/or receiving inspection personnel....