Job Description: Job Description At Milwaukee Tool, we are committed to driving innovation, operational excellence, and continuous growth. We are seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to strengthen our strategic supplier network by developing manufacturing capabilities, improving supplier performance, and ensuring long-term supplier readiness to support business growth. This role serves as the key liaison between Procurement, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Operations, Supply Planning, and suppliers, leading cross-functional initiatives that improve supplier capability, capacity, quality, and delivery performance. Key Responsibilities Assess supplier manufacturing capability, capacity, and operational maturity. Validate supplier readiness for new product launches and engineering changes. Identify manufacturing constraints and develop supplier capability roadmaps. Lead supplier recovery and performance improvement initiatives. Drive sustainable corrective actions and verify implementation effectiveness. Improve supplier delivery, quality, and productivity performance. Evaluate supplier capacity against future business demand. Identify bottlenecks and support supplier expansion and localization activities. Lead cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, SQE, Engineering, Operations, Supply Planning, and suppliers. Assess supplier risks related to capacity, quality, delivery, and business continuity, and develop mitigation plans. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. 3–5 years of relevant manufacturing, supplier development, operations, quality, or engineering experience. Advanced English proficiency. Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills. Preferred Qualifications Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification. Experience working with contract manufacturers. Experience leading cross-functional continuous improvement projects. Key Skills Manufacturing process knowledge (metals, plastics, electronics, machining, assembly, packaging) Lean Manufacturing Value Stream Mapping Root Cause Analysis Risk Analysis & Mitigation Operational Excellence Power BI and Excel Statistical Analysis Cost Analysis Strategic Thinking Influencing Skills Change Management Strong Ownership Mindset Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment TTI is a world-class leader in design, manufacturing and marketing of Power Tools, Hand Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, and Floor Care and Appliances for consumers, professional and industrial users in the home improvement, repair and construction industries. Our unrelenting strategic focus on Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Operational Excellence and Exceptional People drives our culture. TTI was founded by Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Prof. Roy Chi Ping Chung BBS JP in 1985, yet the history of TTI's unique and growing portfolio of world-famous brands stretches back at least one hundred and fifty years. Through a clear and consistent strategy of acquiring and developing established brands, TTI has grown to become a clear market leader in power tools, outdoor power equipment, hand tools and floor care appliances worldwide. TTI is proud of its own history, and proud, too, of the huge legacy of tradition and excellence that we have inherited from the brands that make up our Company today. TTI actively promotes a strong corporate culture of respect and ethical integrity. Our Values are our beliefs, principles and standards that do not change over time. Values are the resources we draw on when asked to make decisions. They form the groundwork for our ethical behavior. All that we do at TTI must be consistent with the values to which we subscribe.

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