Overview
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Job Description Summary: As the Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing our Suppliers within Central Europe Region, including supplier capability, quality, supplier development, and monitoring activities. You will be responsible for the Supplier Management activities within Central Europe Region. This position works closely with Sourcing, Procurement, Project Quality (Assurance and Control) and Engineering to deliver quality products to our customers with a total cost mindset.
Location and team details: multi-international team which is part of global Engineering Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration based in Berlin or Dresden.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Developing both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development, including equipment qualifications, action plans, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence. SQEs have various levels of differentiation which are related to level of technical understanding of engineering drawings and ability to manage vendors
- Utilizing technical expertise and judgement to solve problems; leverage technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
- Leading the development & execution of short and mid-term Supplier Management strategies and performance that support a competitive advantage in partnership with Sourcing, Operations, Quality and Engineering
- Responsible for execution of QMS and Compliance requirements associated with Supplier Quality Management, including supplier QMS, Process, Capability and development plans
- Responsible for pushing supplier improvements within RCA (Root Cause Analysis), driving process or product qualification, managing the SDR (Supplier Deviation Request) Process, registering, monitoring and managing the CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) Recovery
- Supporting improvement in Supplier Management processes through digitization and simplification
- Responsible for key Supplier Management metrics
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Proven experience in Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering or Quality Management
- Ability to communicate (speak and write) in English and German (both mandatory, B2 expected); Polish language is a plus
- Excellent leadership skills demonstrating cross-functional teamwork and understanding of factors impacting the businesses and our suppliers
- Influence/communication - establishing good relationships; driving continuous improvement across functional & global boundaries
Desired Characteristics
- Experience in Supplier Quality and/or Quality activities with expertise across technical areas, program management, compliance/general product quality areas and process knowledge aligned with engineered equipment industry
- Technical knowledge of HV equipment
- Proven leadership in driving results and process improvements, including strong Change Acceleration Process skills
- Quality experience with a focus on customer experience as the number 1 driver
What We Offer
- Working in a multi-international team which is part of global Engineering Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration based in Berlin or Dresden
- Extensive personal and professional development opportunities in an international and future-oriented environment
- Friendly colleagues, flat hierarchies, and a pleasant working atmosphere and corporate culture
Work and Travel Expectations
We expect readiness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the working time.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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- Electric Power Generation
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