Supplier Quality Engineer ensures suppliers consistently provide high-quality products and services by conducting audits, implementing quality control plans, analyzing defect trends, and collaborating with both suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement. The role involves managing supplier relationships, maintaining supplier performance metrics, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory standards, and supporting new product development to maintain supply chain integrity.
What You'll do- Account for the supplier quality of defined products by Leading qualification of the manufacturing process for new products at supplier side in product development projects.
- Establish and continuously improve quality management system at suppliers.
- Conduct supplier audits to qualify new suppliers / processes and track improvements for risk avoidance.
- Carry out onsite release and quality control at supplier side for outgoing inspection depending on the need from project.
- Handling product complaint with 8D/A3 report and sustainably driving the measures with suppliers.
- Be willing to travel both domestic (50%) and international (20%) - supplier site, customer base & HQ.
What You'll Bring- University Bachelor or Master degree major in technical orientation (mechanical/production/industrial)
- Proven professional Quality experience of 3+ years in SQ role with expertise on set of manufacturing technologies
- Excellent technical and quality management skills with adequate experience in Supplier audit, APQP, Lean, 6Sigma, FMEA, 8D, 5Why, DFM, MSA etc.
- Excellent fluency in moderation and communication skills in oral and written English
- Proven experience in Supplier management, supplier development and improvement initiatives
- Basic economic knowledge and understanding of business correlations of costs, risks and impact
- Basic knowledge of legal and contract aspects of quality, warranty and liability
- Good moderation, communication and presentation skills
- Self-sufficient in problem analysis and drive for results
- Good understanding of manufacturing technologies
What's In It for You We're a big company with a family-owned feel. You will be given the opportunity to make big changes that will ripple throughout the industry while feeling right at home with the Hilti family.
In addition to a competitive base salary and bonus potential, we offer a robust benefits package including a generous paid time off policy that includes vacation, personal days, health & wellness, and 2 days per year to give back in your local community, paid family leave, educational reimbursement, 401(k) matching, medical/dental/vision coverage, and a variety of other benefits to fit the needs of our employees.
