Supplier Quality Management (SQM) Specialist

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Supplier Quality Management (SQM) Specialist

SQM Specialist provides discipline expertise to assist Project, Engineering, Operations and Procurement including:

• Supplier Pre-Qualification
• Approved Vendor List (AVL)
• Quality section in the Contract
• Right First Time Supplier Quality Planning
• Measurement and Monitoring of Supplier Quality
• Continuous Improvement

1. Key accountabilities:

Strategy

Ability to articulate and communicate the strategic vision for PSCM & SQM and translate into actionable plans, deployed within the Region.

Regional and Supplier Stakeholder Management

• Communicates openly and with integrity with key business stakeholders to align direction between PSCM and the internal customer intent
• Coordinates SQM activities and implementation programs with Regional Quality Management (QM) strategies
• Interfaces with functional disciplines such as facilities, subsea, drilling and completions to ensure that operational and reliability requirements are delivered
• Interfaces with related BP networks to ensure best practice SQM is transferred to Regional PSCM activities in a cost effective and practical manner

Approved Vendor List & Supplier Pre-Qualification

• Minimize the risk and maximize value by pre-qualifying the right suppliers and contractors for BP
• Supplier Development plans to ensure identified gaps are addressed and closed in a timely manner
• As required, lead international supplier audits and assessments including selection of audit team members from internal BP functions
• For each high level Integrity Management risk suppliers, develop and prepare an audit plan based on the results of the risk assessment process
• Manage the completion of supplier assessments with targeted suppliers including working with suppliers to complete self-assessments, and completion of onsite reviews
• Ensures appropriate contractor/ supplier verification and audit programs are established and prioritized in accordance with risk/ criticality assessment

Right First Time & Quality Planning

Lead the application of appropriate quality tools within the supply base to:
• Support engineering to identify contractor/ supplier risk in accordance with criticality assessment
• Identify supplier certification and verification documents that need to be in place
• Ensuring contractor/ supplier Management of Change MoC processes are established and implemented
• Establish Right First Time Performance Targets with key suppliers and contractors

Measurement and Monitoring of Supplier Quality:

• Implements Supplier Performance Management processes by identifying leading and lagging metrics to be applied to specific contracts and purchase orders and ensuring that their output is measured and followed up as part of a continuous improvement process.

Continuous Improvement

• Drives a step change in performance by:
• Reduce the cost of poor supplier quality
• Facilitating specific improvement workshops at suppliers’ premises to identify process failures and corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
• Introduces Lean, Six Sigma and/or equivalent concepts as part of the continuous improvement cycle
• Supports BP’s continual improvement programs, recommending and introducing process improvements by leveraging an extended network of thought leadership avenues

SQM Process & Tools

• Assist in the development of SQM Processes & Tools as required
• Continually looks for improvements in SQM Processes to drive internal efficiency

Organization Capability & Capacity

• Anticipates and identifies capability gaps in self and establishes plans to address
• Possess a high level of motivation and commitment
• Ability to work on own and exercise judgment in a variety of situations

2. Essential Education

• Educated to Higher National Certificate Level or equivalent
• Education in Mechanical Engineering
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification or ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
• Project Management Professional Certification

3. Essential experience

• Strong interpersonal skills and good written skills
• 3+ Years’ experience in an operational Quality Assurance Environment
• Familiarity with ISO9001(2008) and a knowledge of business processes within a service environment
• Knowledge of Incident Investigation process and Problem Solving techniques, including but not limited to, brainstorming, root cause analysis, 8D, 5 Why, Cause and effect, etc.
• Knowledge and experience in core Quality Tools
• Knowledge of FMEA (process risk assessments)
• Knowledge of national and international standards for oil and gas industry (ASTM, BSI, API etc.)
• Knowledge of Control Plans (Quality and Process)

4. Desirable experience

• ESQ
• Knowledge of Use of BP CI 7-step Process
• Six Sigma Green Belt

If you feel you have the relevant skills and knowledge for this position, please submit your CV, indicating applied position in the subject line and send to e-mail address: [email protected]

Please note that only shortlist of candidates will be contacted.

Closing date for applications – 20th of April 2014