Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

Join us as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer and become the technical expert who ensures our supply chain delivers excellence. You'll lead quality operations, solve complex supplier challenges, and drive measurable improvements that impact our customers.

Responsibilities

• Own corrective action processes with suppliers, including 8D follow-up, root cause validation, and implementation of permanent solutions.
• Ensure strong execution of containment, correction and mitigation plans with clear timelines and accountability.
• Coordinate RMA processes and supplier return authorizations to avoid excess quarantine inventory and operational delays.
• Monitor and manage supplier-related quarantined material, ensuring no aging beyond acceptable limits and quick disposition.
• Perform PPAP approvals, including documentation review and dimensional validations to ensure supplier readiness.
• Track and document supplier quality issues, maintaining clear records and driving closure with urgency and ownership.
• Build strong relationships with plant teams, maintaining close communication with production and quality to ensure fast decision-making and alignment.
• Continuously assess supplier performance and drive improvements in material quality and process stability.

Skills

• Supplier Quality Management – strong level; managing supplier performance in high-pressure manufacturing environments
• Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis – strong level; driving 8D, containment and corrective actions to closure
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) – advanced level; validating supplier capability and documentation
• Urgency and Accountability – strong level; acting quickly, owning outcomes, and delivering results under pressure
• Communication and Collaboration – strong level; working effectively with suppliers and plant teams