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Supplier Evaluation and Selection:\nConduct audits and assessments to ensure suppliers meet quality standards.\nIdentify outsourcing activities and critical sub-suppliers (including raw materials).\nMonitor supplier risks and performance using metrics and KPIs.\nEnsure compliance with industry regulations and company standards.\nProvide training, guidance, and facilitate improvements in supplier quality systems and processes.\nProblem Resolution:\nInvestigate quality issues, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.\nRisk Management:\nIdentify and mitigate risks related to supplier quality.\nCommunication and Collaboration:\nAct as the primary contact for supplier quality matters.\nCollaborate with engineering and procurement teams to ensure alignment on quality specifications.\nDocumentation and Reporting:\nMaintain detailed records of audits, evaluations, and supplier performance.\nEnsure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and company policy requirements.\nContinuous Improvement:\nLead or support initiatives to improve supplier management processes.\nEncourage suppliers to innovate and adopt best practices.\nNew Product Development (NPD) and First Article (FA):\nEnsure supplier readiness and capability during new product launches.\nVerify mutual agreement on specifications between the company and suppliers.\nMinimum Years of experience: 3+ years' experience in relevant industry or 5+ years seniority in SLB or Direct Field Operations or Technology Center experience\nEducation Background: Bachelor’s Degree (mechanical background preferred) \nLanguages competency? Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial depending on supplier locations \nIs there any certification required? Not explicitly required; commonly preferred: ISO 9001 lead auditor, Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), ASQ CQE \nKey Skills Supplier auditing and assessment, Root cause analysis and problem solving; Risk management; Process improvement, Cross-functional collaboration; Documentation and reporting; Training and guidance for suppliers\nKey Abilities Analytical thinking; Attention to detail; Project management across multiple supplier initiatives; Negotiation (specifications and agreements); Initiative and proactive improvement mindset\nIs travel required? Yes for supplier audits, assessments, and on-site evaluations.\nIs it a home-office position? mix of office/remote work plus on-site supplier and cross-team collaboration.\nIs there any system/knowledge candidates need to have proficiency in? SAP, Maximo, GEMS\nIs field Experience required? Preferred (not required)\nIs required to work on the weekend? Not regularly; occasional weekend work may be needed for travel to supplier visits or audits.\nWhat is the shift for this position? Day shift / standard business hours; flexibility may be needed for supplier time zones.\nWhat are the key words you are focus on if we recruit externally? Data analysis, nonconformance investigation, root cause analysis, Supplier Quality Engineer, supplier audit, risk management, continuous improvement, new product development, quality management systems, supplier performance \nALL APPLICANTS FOR U.S. ROLES MUST CAREFULLY READ ALL THE SUPPLEMENTAL U.S. SPECIFIC INFORMATION LISTED BELOW.\nSLB is committed to a culture where everyone feels like they belong. To learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments, please visit our Diversity & Inclusion | SLB (slb.com) page for more information.\nWhen certifying your application, you are also certifying on reading and understanding all of the below supplemental information. For purposes of the application and the below information, Company shall be defined to mean SLB. Please note that the below supplemental information and the employment application are NOT a contract.\n EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & VETERANSCompany policy is to provide every individual a fair and equal opportunity to seek employment and advancement at the Company without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, veteran or military status, disability, creed, ancestry, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status or any factors protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are an \"Equal Opportunity Employer\". For more information please, refer to the latest version of \"Know Your Rights\" poster and the \"Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster\" located here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters. The Company is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor - priority referral Protected Veterans requested.\n\nREASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONSThe Company will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation / modification to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability to assist in the hiring process, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application or to participate in the interview process, please contact  to request assistance. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.\n\n AUTHORIZATION FOR EMPLOYMENTPursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all applicants who are offered and accept employment must produce documents establishing their identity and authorization for employment in the United States. These documents must be produced no later than seventy-two (72) hours after employment commences. In addition, all applicants who are offered and accept employment will be required to verify their employment authorization under oath by signing a USCIS Form I-9. SLB is an E-Verify employer.\n\nAPPLICATION CERTIFICATIONWhen applying to a job please read the application carefully before certifying that all of the answers you have given are true, accurate and complete. Ensure that you have read and fully understand the questions asked in the application. Unless noted otherwise, by certifying the application, you are also agreeing to and/or authorizing the following:\nYou understand that any omission and/or misrepresentation of any fact from or on the application or during any interview will result in immediate rejection of the application, or if hired, will be cause for immediate dismissal.\nYou certify that you have read and understand all the supplemental information listed on the job description page for the job that you are applying for.\nYou authorize the Company to contact the education institutions that you have attended and for the Company to make any further investigations deemed necessary in connection with your application for employment.\nYou authorize the Company to inquire about, investigate and obtain copies of any records which relate to you from your former employers and educational institutions.\nYou release the Company and all affiliated persons and entities, as well as any person or institution that provides the Company with any lawful information about you, from any and all liability whatsoever resulting from any such lawful inquiry, investigation, or communication.\nYou agree that if hired, you will review and become familiar with all the rules and regulations of the Company.\nYou understand and agree that nothing in the application or supplement shall constitute an offer, a contract, or a guarantee of employment for a specific period of time.\nIf hired, you understand that your employment may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time, at the will of the Company or yourself, for any or no reason.\nIf hired, you understand that no supervisor or manager has authority to make an agreement to the contrary changing employment at-will.\nIf hired, you understand that the Company and all plan administrators shall have the maximum discretion permitted by law to administer, interpret, modify, discontinue, enhance, or otherwise change all policies, procedures, benefits or other terms and conditions of employment.\nYou understand that any application that is filled out will be in effect for 90 days from the date you certified it and, if employment is not offered within the 90-day period, you understand that you must reapply to be considered for future employment.\nYou understand that your application for employment in no way obligates the Company to employ you.\n\nSTATE INFORMATIONPlease read below any applicable State Information. 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