Global Supplier Quality Manager

Vaisala; Helsinki; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Vaisala is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to join the Operations Quality team at Vaisala headquarters in the Helsinki area. You will own supplier quality across the full supply chain, collaborating with Sourcing and Factory teams to ensure quality and reliability of the global supplier base.

You will lead audits (ISO 9001, VDA 6.2), drive quality improvements, manage supplier risks, and coach junior team members while reporting to the Senior Manager, Supplier Quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in technology, engineering or supply chain.
• 5+ years in supplier quality or related quality management.
• ISO 9001 lead auditor training; IRCA preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt; Black Belt is a plus.
• Fluent written and spoken English; Finnish/Chinese/French advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Own the category quality strategy, roadmap, targets and KPIs, and lead its execution with internal stakeholders and strategic partners.
• Drive the quality performance of strategic and critical suppliers through monitoring, corrective actions and training.
• Lead ISO 9001 and VDA 6.2 audits, ensuring suppliers comply with quality and product standards.
• Manage supplier risks related to quality, availability, sustainability and safety.
• Lead quality holds, supplier containment actions and 8D root cause investigations.
• Lead MRB investigations of non-conforming material.
• Set quality requirements for Critical-to-Quality components with project teams and suppliers.
• Drive supplier quality improvements before product release and audit new suppliers.
• Own and develop Supplier Quality processes, and lead improvement projects and PDCA cycles.
• Coach junior team members and stakeholders.

Connaissances

Supplier quality management

Quality audits

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

English fluency

Formation

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in technology/engineering or supply chain

Description du poste

Vaisala is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to join the Operations Quality team at Vaisala headquarters in the Helsinki area. You will own supplier quality across the full supply chain, collaborating with Sourcing and Factory teams to ensure quality and reliability of the global supplier base.

You will lead audits (ISO 9001, VDA 6.2), drive quality improvements, manage supplier risks, and coach junior team members while reporting to the Senior Manager, Supplier Quality.