Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

Bluefors; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluefors in Helsinki, Finland is seeking a mid-level Supplier Quality & Development Engineer to support growth, operational excellence, risk management, and customer satisfaction. You will collaborate across Sourcing, Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Compliance, and Logistics to drive supplier quality excellence and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes leading supplier assessments, development initiatives, and cross-functional projects with a strong lean and Six Sigma mindset,

Qualifications

• Relevant technical degree required.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, supplier quality, or supply base development.
• Solid knowledge of quality methodologies, Lean, and Lean Six Sigma.
• Experience in auditing, project management, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent English and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day supplier improvement initiatives and development projects.
• Contribute to continuous development of the Supplier Quality Management (SQM) function.
• Lead supplier onboarding activities with Sourcing & Procurement (S&P) through supplier assessments.
• Lead supplier risk assessments (via audits and other methods).
• Lead supplier development projects.
• Lead various component categories from SQM perspective as counterpart to S&P category management.
• Lead supplier quality activities throughout the supplier lifecycle.
• Monitor supplier performance using defined KPIs and metrics.
• Report, inform and escalate potential risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to the Supplier Risk Register maintenance.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Auditing

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Lean Six Sigma

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Supplier Quality & Development Engineer at Bluefors, Helsinki, Finland, FI. A mid-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under hardware engineering.

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.

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