Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Standard Job Description

Plans, organizes, directs and reports on all supplier quality related activities such as raw materials, packaging materials, good manufacturing practices GMP service providers, as well as contract manufacturers, an laboratories to assure fulfilment of contract,purchase order requirements. Ensure control of supplier nonconforming items, conducts analyses and monitor effectiveness of corrective actions. Translates engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements. Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with internal engineering and manufacturing functions and external suppliers to ensure quality standards are in place. Monitors quality control activities and systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities, and maintains feedback loops. Perform source surveillance & validation at source inspections, audit third party manufacturers, special process auditing as an approved corporate surveyor including their Sub-Tier suppliers/Sub-contractors, due diligence and vendor selection process. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Prepares, maintains and reviews procurement quality assurance procedures to assure compliance with customer and/or government requirements. May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies. To review and update regularly and ensure all active Suppliers Sub contractors approvals are within their expiry dates, or obtain new updated approval certificates. Review and approve or reject New Capability Requests for new Suppliers Subcontractors, check and challenge their accreditation certification.

Key responsibilities

Supplier Quality Management

• Lead and manage supplier quality activities to ensure compliance with purchase orders, contracts, and applicable standards.
• Maintain oversight of supplier approvals and ensure certifications remain current.
• Review, challenge, and approve new supplier capability requests and accreditations.

Nonconformance & Corrective Action

• Control and manage supplier nonconforming materials.
• Conduct root cause analysis and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Monitor and verify the effectiveness of corrective measures against defined reliability and compliance standards.

Quality Systems & Compliance

• Develop, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems for materials and product processing.
• Prepare, maintain, and review procurement quality assurance procedures.
• Ensure documentation complies with customer and/or government requirements.

Extended key responsibilities

Auditing & Supplier Oversight

• Perform source inspections and validation activities.
• Conduct audits of third-party manufacturers, special processes, and sub-tier suppliers.
• Participate in vendor selection and due diligence processes.
• Maintain effective feedback loops with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and communicated to suppliers.
• Translate technical and quality requirements into measurable supplier standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Previous experience in a supplier quality engineering role or similar industry environment preferred.
• Lead Auditor ISO9001:2015
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
• Background in Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance or Manufacturing Quality.
• Suitable for a Quality Engineer or Quality Inspector seeking progression into supplier quality engineering.
• Experience working in a regulated or high-pressure environment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word).
• SAP experience managing quality notifications desirable but not essential.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification advantageous.