Supplier Quality Engineer (human)

About the role

\n\nYour mission & challenges • You ensure and continuously develop the quality of our suppliers to maintain and strengthen our high quality standards. • You systematically qualify, evaluate, and develop suppliers and support procurement in the selection and approval of new partners from a quality perspective. • You plan and conduct supplier audits and process assessments to ensure compliance with our quality requirements. • You take responsibility for supplier complaint management, analyze quality issues in a structured way, and ensure the sustainable implementation of corrective actions through the 8D process. • You support supplier approvals, first article inspections, and sampling processes while ensuring that product and process requirements are met. • You define and monitor key supplier KPIs and analyze supplier performance to identify and drive improvement initiatives. • You work closely with procurement, production, and quality assurance teams and act as a technical interface for our suppliers. • You actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our supplier quality processes and the further development of quality standards across the supply chain. What we can look forward to • You have a technical education or a completed degree in engineering, industrial engineering, production technology, quality management, or a related field. • You bring several years of experience in supplier quality management, technical procurement, or supplier management, and you are experienced in conducting supplier audits and evaluations. • You have solid knowledge of quality methods such as 8D, FMEA, and root cause analysis, and you are proficient with common quality standards, e.g., ISO 9001. • You hold a certification as a supplier auditor, process auditor, or an equivalent qualification, such as VDA 6.3 or ISO 9001 Auditor. • You possess technical understanding of products, manufacturing processes, and quality requirements, and you can analyze complaints as well as initiate and follow up on corrective actions. • You present yourself confidently to external partners and suppliers and work in a structured, analytical, and solution-oriented manner. • You are willing to conduct occasional on-site supplier visits and have excellent German and English skills.