Supplier Quality Engineer

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for evaluating, selecting, and monitoring suppliers to ensure quality compliance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement, while collaborating across teams and supporting new product development through readiness assessments and specification alignment.
#### Supplier Evaluation and Selection:

- Conduct audits and assessments to ensure suppliers meet quality standards.
- Identify outsourcing activities and critical sub-suppliers (including raw materials).
- Monitor supplier risks and performance using metrics and KPIs.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company standards.
- Provide training, guidance, and facilitate improvements in supplier quality systems and processes.

Problem Resolution:

- Investigate quality issues, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.

Risk Management:

- Identify and mitigate risks related to supplier quality.

Communication and Collaboration:

- Act as the primary contact for supplier quality matters.
- Collaborate with engineering and procurement teams to ensure alignment on quality specifications.

Documentation and Reporting:

- Maintain detailed records of audits, evaluations, and supplier performance.
- Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and company policy requirements.

Continuous Improvement:

- Lead or support initiatives to improve supplier management processes.
- Encourage suppliers to innovate and adopt best practices.

New Product Development (NPD) and First Article (FA):

- Ensure supplier readiness and capability during new product launches.
- Verify mutual agreement on specifications between the company and suppliers.

- Minimum Years of experience: 3+ years' experience in relevant industry or 5+ years seniority in SLB or Direct Field Operations or Technology Center experience
- Education Background:    Bachelor’s Degree (mechanical background preferred)
- Languages competency?  Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial depending on supplier locations
- Is there any certification required? Not explicitly required; commonly preferred: ISO 9001 lead auditor, Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), ASQ CQE
- Key Skills Supplier auditing and assessment, Root cause analysis and problem solving; Risk management; Process improvement, Cross-functional collaboration; Documentation and reporting; Training and guidance for suppliers

- Key Abilities Analytical thinking; Attention to detail; Project management across multiple supplier initiatives; Negotiation (specifications and agreements); Initiative and proactive improvement mindset

- Is travel required?   Yes for supplier audits, assessments, and on-site evaluations.
- Is it a home-office position?  mix of office/remote work plus on-site supplier and cross-team collaboration.
- Is there any system/knowledge candidates need to have proficiency in?  SAP, Maximo, GEMS
- Is field Experience required?  Preferred (not required)
- Is required to work on the weekend?   Not regularly; occasional weekend work may be needed for travel to  supplier visits or audits.
- What is the shift for this position?    Day shift / standard business hours; flexibility may be needed for supplier time zones.
- What are the key words you are focus on if we recruit externally?  Data analysis, nonconformance investigation, root cause analysis,  Supplier Quality Engineer, supplier audit, risk management, continuous improvement, new product development, quality management systems, supplier performance

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