Supplier Quality Engineer (m/w/d)

Job Description SummaryAs the Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing our Suppliers within Central Europe Region, including both 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.Job DescriptionRoles and ResponsibilitiesDeveloping 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 vendorsLeveraging technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisionsLeading 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 engineeringResponsible for execution of QMS and compliance requirements associated with supplier quality management. This includes supplier QMS, process, capability and development plansResponsible 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) recoverySupporting improvement in supplier management processes through digitization and simplificationResponsible for key supplier management metricsRequired QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Engineering.Proven experience in supplier quality, supply chain, engineering or quality managementAbility to communicate (speak and write) in English, German is a strong plusExcellent leadership skills demonstrating cross-functional teamwork and understanding of factors impacting the businesses and our suppliersInfluence/communication - establishing good relationships; driving continuous improvement across functional & global boundariesDesired CharacteristicsTechnical knowledge of HV equipment (gas insulated switchgears, transformers, isolators or sontrol system…)Experience on EPC projectsPrevious experience in supplier quality is a strong plusProven leadership in driving results and process improvements, including strong change acceleration process skillsQuality experience with a focus on customer experience as the number 1 driverStrong lean experience and continuous improvement mindset, simplifying processes and removing wasteWe expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity What We OfferWorking in an international team which is part of global Engineering Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration based in Berlin, Dresden and KatowiceExtensive personal and professional development opportunities in an international and future-oriented environmentFriendly colleagues, flat hierarchies, and a pleasant working atmosphere and corporate cultureWe expect readiness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the working time.Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No