About this role
Senior Advisor, Supplier Quality Strategy & Innovation
Driving Supplier Quality Excellence across emerging technologies, electrification systems, and future-focused energy solutions
Do you enjoy working with Supplier Quality Strategy & Innovation ?
Our Industrial & Energy Technology Business Segment provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the production and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity. Working on large scale projects with cutting-edge technology, we constantly improve and innovate.
Partner with the best
As Senior Advisor, Supplier Quality Strategy & Innovation , you will serve as a key thought leader and strategic partner, driving Supplier Quality excellence across emerging technologies, electrification systems, and future-focused energy solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to shape quality strategies, strengthen supplier capabilities, and accelerate innovation across the global supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
- Driving strategic Supplier Quality initiatives supporting new energy technologies, electrification systems, digitalization, and other emerging business opportunities.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to leadership teams on Supplier Quality strategies, risk management, and deployment of best practices across global operations.
- Lead the development and implementation of innovative quality approaches to support new products, advanced manufacturing technologies, and evolving supplier ecosystems.
- Supporting supplier scouting, qualification, and technology assessments for strategic and emerging technologies, identifying quality risks and capability gaps early in the development process.
- Promoting advanced quality methodologies, preventive quality culture, and data-driven decision-making to improve supplier performance and product reliability.
- Championing continuous improvement initiatives focused on process optimization, defect reduction, cost of quality improvement, and operational excellence.
- Supporting the definition and deployment of quality requirements for electrification technologies, electrical systems, advanced materials, and emerging manufacturing processes.
- Identifying industry trends, benchmark best practices, and translate technological advancements into actionable Supplier Quality strategies.
- Representing Supplier Quality in strategic business reviews, technology roadmaps, and cross-functional transformation initiatives.
- Promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, integrity, sustainability, and continuous learning throughout the supplier network and internal organization.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Chemical/Material Engineering degree (5Y)
- Have significant experience in Supplier Quality Engineering or Quality (+10Y)
- Have proven knowledge of Electrical Systems
- Have proven experience in acting and driving corrective actions with large global suppliers
- English fluent
- Be able to travel (up to 40%) domestic and internationally
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
For Italy: The initial pay range for this position will be EUR 53,000 To 99,000. The provisions of Contratto Collettivo Industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti will be applied to this position. Section VI – Titolo IV of that collective bargaining agreement relates to pay.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sourcing Advisor - Supplier Quality Engineering