Supplier Quality Engineer

You will define supplier qualification criteria, assess and approve suppliers, conduct on-site audits, and manage supplier performance. You will develop Quality Assurance Agreements, coordinate approvals, manage non-conformance reporting, analyse quality trends, and lead supplier improvement and requalification actions.

Responsibilities

• Define supplier qualification criteria and processes for assessing and approving suppliers.
• Prepare and maintain supplier audit and assessment frameworks, questionnaires, and checklists.
• Conduct on-site assessments of critical suppliers and drive audit findings to closure.
• Monitor supplier performance and initiate improvement or development actions.
• Identify suppliers requiring Quality Assurance Agreements.
• Develop and maintain Quality Assurance Agreement templates aligned with ISO 9001 and ISO 80079-34.
• Review and negotiate Quality Assurance Agreement terms with suppliers.
• Coordinate internal Quality, Legal, and Purchasing approvals for Quality Assurance Agreements.
• Define and maintain the supplier non-conformance reporting process.
• Establish non-conformance reporting templates and tracking tools.
• Analyse non-conformance trends and drive corrective actions.
• Initiate supplier development, improvement plans, or requalification.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in supplier quality management with complex mechatronic products.
• Hands-on experience conducting supplier audits and driving corrective actions to verified closure.
• Strong understanding of root-cause analysis, 8D, and structured problem solving.
• Experience defining and negotiating supplier quality requirements, ideally including Quality Assurance Agreements.
• Ability to work across Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.
• Willingness to travel to suppliers and spend time on-site when required.

Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan.