Daimler Truck North America develops and delivers vehicles, technologies, and services for the commercial transportation industry. Its portfolio includes medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, chassis, and related transportation solutions associated with Freightliner, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses. The company brings together engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and service expertise, with a focus on advancing innovation and sustainability across logistics, automotive, and transport.
Supply Base Development Engineer — Daimler Truck North America, Hybrid Fort Mill
Develop and industrialize suppliers for Daimler Truck’s commercial vehicle operations in a hybrid Fort Mill role. Improve supplier cost, quality, manufacturability, capacity, and production readiness.
United States
South Carolina$104,000 – $133,000 / year
HybridFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredEngineerDescription
- Identify supply-base gaps with Procurement, Engineering, and Operations
- Develop qualified suppliers before quoting and sourcing awards to support OEM production
- Apply process engineering and DTAG Production expertise with suppliers and Manufacturing Engineering teams
- Improve supplier cost, quality, manufacturability, and operational independence
- Create and adapt risk-based strategies for critical parts
- Build supplier schedules aligned with vehicle milestones and KPIs
- Lead supplier problem-solving and consensus-building to reduce risk
- Define manufacturing processes and controls for critical characteristics, tooling, equipment, capacity, capability, quality, throughput, and workforce development
- Coordinate with Product Strategy and Operations Planning on long-range production plans and supplier volume and mix capabilities
- Develop experts in DTNA Book of Business requirements, manufacturing processes, and supplier quality
- Model and coach Daimler Great Leadership Behaviors
- Monitor the DTNA Product Roadmap, PAR initiatives, and global supply-base trends
- Create action plans for existing suppliers or source new suppliers to meet business needs
- Identify, audit, onboard, monitor, and diagnose current and prospective suppliers
- Industrialize new materials and processes through capital improvements and scaled supplier technologies
- Partner with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing on performance specifications and supplier metrics
- Build global relationships to share expertise and assess common suppliers
- Advance innovation, technical excellence, continuous improvement, project execution, and customer satisfaction
- Maintain and communicate accurate project status information for internal and external KPI reporting
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a comparable technical discipline
- At least four years of experience in supplier management, procurement, supply chain, or changeovers
- At least four years of supplier quality experience
- Experience conducting quality-system audits and managing supplier PPAP, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Experience with Statistical Process Control and run-at-rate capacity verification
- Process and tooling knowledge across die and sand casting, forgings, stamping, welding, injection molding, machining, heat treatment, electronics soldering, sewing, cab and chassis components, and mechatronics
- Knowledge of aluminum, iron, steel, resins, paint, and rubber materials
- Advanced ability to read drawings and prints, including basic GD&T discussions
- Expertise in the DTNA Book of Business, Supplier Requirements, and CVDS
- Negotiation, structured problem-solving, and project-management skills
- Manufacturing, Quality, or Engineering experience developing the listed commodities or products
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365
- Executive presentation skills
- Ability to travel up to 50%, including internationally
- Legal authorization to work permanently in the country where the position is located at the time of application
- Successful completion of a criminal background check is required for the final candidate
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen may be required for the final candidate
Benefits
- Annual bonus program
- 401(k) company contribution with matching contributions up to 6%
- Non-elective company contribution of 3% to 7%, depending on age
- Starting vacation allowance of four weeks
- More than 13 calendar holidays
- Eight weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- Comprehensive healthcare plans
- Wellness programs
- Onsite fitness facilities at some locations
- Tuition assistance
- Paid volunteer time off
- Short- and long-term disability plans
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position