Sr Supplier Quality Engineer

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Join us as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer and become the technical expert who ensures our supply chain delivers excellence. You will play a critical role driving supplier performance, leading fast containment and recovery actions, and securing the quality of materials that impact our operations and customers.

What will you do?

• Lead supplier quality issue resolution, ensuring rapid reaction to non‑conforming materials and production disruptions
• Drive containment actions with suppliers, including sorting, material review in transit, and immediate risk mitigation to protect production
• Own corrective action processes with suppliers, including 8D follow‑up, root cause validation, and implementation of permanent solutions
• Ensure strong execution of containment, correction and mitigation plans with clear timelines and accountability
• Coordinate RMA processes and supplier return authorizations to avoid excess quarantine inventory and operational delays
• Monitor and manage supplier‑related quarantined material, ensuring no aging beyond acceptable limits and quick disposition
• Perform PPAP approvals, including documentation review and dimensional validations to ensure supplier readiness
• Track and document supplier quality issues, maintaining clear records and driving closure with urgency and ownership
• Build strong relationships with plant teams, maintaining close communication with production and quality to ensure fast decision‑making and alignment
• Continuously assess supplier performance and drive improvements in material quality and process stability

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Supplier Quality Management — strong level; managing supplier performance in high‑pressure manufacturing environments
• Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis — strong level; driving 8D, containment and corrective actions to closure
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) — advanced level; validating supplier capability and documentation
• Urgency and Accountability — strong level; acting quickly, owning outcomes, and delivering results under pressure
• Communication and Collaboration — strong level; working effectively with suppliers and plant teams
• Statistical and Quality Tools — Strong level; applying PFMEA, control plans, and basic statistical analysis
• Auditing — intermediate level; evaluating supplier processes and quality systems

What qualifications will make you successful?

• 4+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, ideally with direct exposure to the manufacturing floor
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Advanced English level required
• Proven experience managing supplier corrective actions, containment plans, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong knowledge of PPAP, 8D, PFMEA, control plans, and quality audits across multiple manufacturing processes
• Experience in supplier quality engineering roles
• Green Belt certification or statistical training is desirable
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to closure with speed and discipline
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to hold suppliers accountable while maintaining constructive relationships

What's in it for me?

• High-impact role where your work directly influences product quality and customer loyalty
• Growth opportunities through technical leadership and mentorship responsibilities
• Exposure to industry‑leading quality tools and continuous improvement methodologies
• Supportive team culture that values expertise, collaboration, and innovation

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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