Supplier Quality Manager (m/f/d)

cylib; Aachen; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A German scaleup for battery recycling is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to build supplier quality systems and control plans. The role involves assessing suppliers, designing inspection criteria, and conducting audits. Ideal candidates have experience in supplier quality engineering, are proficient in German and English, and can manage audits. This position offers creative freedom in a dynamic environment with a commitment to climate protection.

Leistungen

Creative freedom

Contribution to climate protection

Young and interdisciplinary team

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of supplier quality engineering experience.
• Experience in automotive, battery, chemical, or related industries.
• Ability to travel to supplier sites internationally (up to 20%).

Aufgaben

• Assess and audit suppliers remotely and on site.
• Design incoming inspection and sampling plans.
• Lead root-cause analysis and verify CAPA effectiveness.

Kenntnisse

Supplier quality engineering experience

Strong knowledge of specifications and analytical methods

Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 14001

Proficient in German and English

Ability to conduct audits

Ausbildung

Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field

Tools

QMS/LIMS/MES systems

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

• You build a robust supplier quality ecosystem by assessing and auditing suppliers remotely and on site, covering QMS (ISO 9001), EHS (ISO 14001/45001), lab competence (ISO 17025), and traceability/data integrity, and you ensure findings are closed on time.
• You build risk‑based supplier control plans with input from R&D, Product Quality, and Production, defining what to check, how to check, and at which frequency.
• You design incoming inspection and rapid screening approaches, set sampling plans and acceptance criteria, and establish clear quarantine and disposition workflows.
• You review incoming lots against the control plan, use dashboards and auto‑flagging to spot issues early, and coordinate release or quarantine efficiently.
• You lead supplier‑related nonconformities from triage and containment to root‑cause analysis with 5‑Why and Ishikawa, facilitate 8D with suppliers, and verify CAPA effectiveness.
• You partner with suppliers on focused improvements to cut defects, moisture and impurities, and delivery variability, aligned with production needs.
• You maintain supplier scorecards and risk heatmaps, report meaningful KPIs across quality and delivery performance, and recommend mitigations including dual‑sourcing or exit strategies.

Your profile

• You have 3+ years of supplier quality engineering experience in automotive, battery, chemical, materials, or related process industries; startup or scale‑up exposure is a plus.
• You hold a degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
• You have strong knowledge of specifications and analytical methods (ICP, FTIR, Karl Fischer, GC/HPLC) as well as SPC, MSA, FMEA, and 8D/5‑Why.
• You have a good knowledge of ISO 9001 and are familiar with ISO 17025, ISO 14001/45001, and chain‑of‑custody schemes.
• You are comfortable working with QMS/LIMS/MES systems, understand data integrity principles, and can navigate supplier portals.
• You communicate with clarity and influence, tailoring your message to suppliers, operations, engineers, and customers; you negotiate constructively and build trust.
• You are experienced in conducting value‑adding audits and are able to travel to supplier sites internationally (up to 20%).
• You are proficient in German and English.
• You thrive in a dynamic environment with high management exposure and are willing to go the extra mile when required.

Why us?

• Working in a young and interdisciplinary scale‑up team
• A lot of responsibility and creative freedom right from the start
• Active contribution to climate protection & circular economy
• Active involvement in decisions
• Team spirit and a family atmosphere

About Us

cylib is a research‑based German scaleup for holistic battery recycling - starting from discharging to recovery of all components of the lithium battery - that was founded in Aachen in 2022 by three visionary founders, including a female CEO.

Our process

The cylib process offers a complete end‑to‑end process from battery pack to green battery material by employing a combination of mechanical and thermal pre‑treatments and an innovative water‑based lithium and graphite recovery. Unlike incumbents, cylib can therefore recover battery materials such as lithium, graphite or manganese. The process was developed over several years of research at the renown RWTH Aachen University and offers an efficient, resource‑and climate friendly recovery of all battery materials from end‑of‑life batteries.

cylib's technology enables the recovery of all battery components regardless of whether it is an end‑of‑life battery or not. Recovery of green secondary raw materials from the cylib process enables the realization of the true Circular Economy on the European market.

Interested?

Please upload your documents and answer the questions in the application form (annual gross salary expectations, a cover letter is not necessay). We look forward to receiving your application!