Supplier Development Engineer

Due to the development of our client, an international company in the Automotive / new technologies industry with an established market position, we are looking for people for the position of Supplier Development Engineer.

The Supplier Development Engineer plays a key role for actively supporting supplier search and conducting market research for commodities to address quality issues. It also focusses on improving collaboration with suppliers and regional teams using processes and tools, in close cooperation with the Global Commodity Lead Buyer.

• Drive supplier escalations Q relevant on C supplier level with Regional Lead Buyer or Global Commodity Manager
• Drive supplier development program for QM systems and requirements
• Drive processes and tools for the SQE in PRE-Series
• Improvement of collaboration with suppliers and the regions with processes and tools closely with Global Commodity Lead Buyer
• Derive KPIs for the Supplier Commodity Quality issues
• Responsible for set up QAA contracts for Commodities and negotiate with suppliers
• Identification of development potential at suppliers for quality
• Qualification of new suppliers and drive audits
• Create quality standards for the regions and implement them in QAA and take care that suppliers use
• Create industrialisation tools for SQE in the regions
• Control instance for the requirements of customers for quality and break down to supplier level, setting standards
• Starts supplier innovation days and awards for top supplier

• Hybrid working model: 2-3 days from the office other from home
• Contract of Employment via Hays
• Working hours: 9.00 - 17.00 or 8.00 - 16.00
• Length of the contract: 12 – 18 months with a possibility to become an internal employee
• A wide package of employee benefits (medical care package (individual), individual life insurance, Multisport+)
• Opportunity for professional development in an international organisation from the automotive industry

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• life insurance
• flexible working time