Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

Bluefors Oy; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluefors Oy in Helsinki is seeking a Supplier Quality & Development Engineer to support growth, ensure supplier performance, and drive quality excellence across the supplier lifecycle.

You will lead supplier assessments, onboarding, risk assessments, and development projects, collaborating with Sourcing, Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Compliance to improve product conformity and processes.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in design, manufacturing, mechanics, electrical/electronics or similar.
• 5+ years in manufacturing/engineering and 3+ years in SQE initiatives and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier onboarding activities with Sourcing and Procurement (S&P).
• Lead supplier risk assessments via audits and other methods.
• Lead supplier development projects and supplier lifecycle quality activities.
• Monitor supplier performance using defined KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Support productization-projects as SQM stakeholder.

Skills

Quality management

Root Cause Analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Auditing

Project management

Supplier quality

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

B.Sc./B.Eng. in design/manufacturing/ME/EE

Job description

We are now looking for a Supplier Quality & Development Engineer to support business growth, operational excellence, risk management and customer satisfaction, as well as to improve our supplier quality management function capabilities. Interested? Keep reading!

Your tasks will include ensuring supplier performance throughout the entire supplier lifecycle to ensure that suppliers consistently meet quality, delivery, regulatory, technical, and business requirements. The role acts as a supporting quality interface between the business and strategic suppliers, driving supplier quality excellence, risk mitigation, product conformity, operational reliability, and continuous improvement. Extensive cross-functional collaboration with Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain, Delivery Project Management, R&D / Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality Assurance & Quality Control, Compliance and Logistics & Warehouse. You will be supporting quality culture building activities, quality objective and key performance indicator fulfilment and support cross-functional activities in productization-projects. The role encompasses a fair amount of leading supplier assessments, leading supplier development initiatives and leading supplier development projects.

We are looking for a quality-driven professional with a continuous improvement mindset and strong stakeholder management skills. You hold a relevant technical degree and have experience in manufacturing, engineering, supplier quality, or supply base development. You have a solid understanding of manufacturing technologies, quality methodologies, Lean, and Lean Six Sigma, combined with experience in auditing, project management, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration. Strong communication skills and excellent English are essential.

We also appreciate experience in supplier development, stakeholder influencing, and manufacturing process improvement. Knowledge of quality and safety development, technical product compliance requirements, and certifications such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Lead Auditor are considered an advantage.

We offer great team dynamics and support, opportunities to learn new skills and grow into the role with business travel opportunities to visit and assess supplier processes. We have a multicultural work environment with room to grow, where you can use your potential and develop your skills.

Main responsibilities:

• Day-to-day operational tasks related to supplier improvement initiatives & development projects
• Contribute to continuous development of the Supplier Quality Management (SQM) function
• Lead supplier onboarding activities with Sourcing and Procurement (S&P) function (supplier assessments)
• Lead supplier risk assessments (through audits and otherwise)
• Lead supplier development projects
• Lead various component categories from SQM perspective, as counterpart for S&P category management
• Lead supplier quality activities throughout the supplier lifecycle
• Monitor supplier performance using defined KPIs and metrics
• Reporting, informing and escalation of potential risks and opportunities
• Contribute to the Supplier Risk Register maintenance
• Involvement in Engineering Change Management process (problem-reporting and as SQM stakeholder)
• Support productization-projects as SQM stakeholder
• Support supplier technical product compliance development initiatives (request of documentation and upkeep of repository)
• Support product and process validation activities

What we expect from you

• Technical degree, preferably B.Sc. or B.Eng. in design, manufacturing, mechanics engineering, electrical / electronic engineering, or similar
• 5+ years in manufacturing / engineering and/or 3+ years of SQE initiatives and supply base development
• In-depth knowledge of various manufacturing technologies relevant to Bluefors’ products, to be able to lead certain component categories from SQM perspective (e.g., mechanics, vacuum, electrical/electronics, RF, cryogenics)
• Understanding of various mechanics/electrics/electronics categories, including common manufacturing failure types
• Strong understanding of quality toolset for Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions & preventive Actions
• General understanding of production processes
• General understanding of 5S and LEAN methodologies
• Strong understanding of Lean Six Sigma methodology and tool se
• Lean Six Sigma green belt certified
• General understanding of manufacturing test systems and tools (product validation)
• Project management skills & experience
• Lead auditor skills & experience
• Technical writing skills & strong communication skills

We also appreciate

• Capability to convince and initiate supplier manufacturing process development
• Capability to contribute to build quality and safety in supplier manufacturing processes
• Lean Six Sigma black belt certified
• Lead Auditor certification
• Understanding technical product compliance requirements is seen as a plus

For more information, please contact our Quality Director, DR Manufacturing – Robert Baaten ([e-mail])