• Act as a key liaison between suppliers and Stryker • Drive continuous improvement across the global supply base • Lead supplier-related CAPA review and management • Perform detailed process reviews and audits at supplier manufacturing sites • Track, analyze, and report supplier KPIs and performance metrics to leadership • Assess and improve supplier process control documentation and Quality Management Systems • Identify, prioritize, and execute supplier improvement and cost-reduction initiatives • Analyze nonconformance data to address systemic supplier quality issues • Support PMO initiatives and lead portfolios of supplier improvement projects • Collaborate cross-functionally to prioritize supplier change requests and improvement actions • Execute proactive supplier site visits and support third-party audits related to Supplier Quality CAPA • Transfer supplier “lessons learned” back to R&D to support next-generation design improvements • Train, mentor, and develop less experienced engineers while championing best-practice sharing across Stryker