Global Supplier Quality Engineer – Banknote Materials

De La Rue plc; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme (De La Rue

Private health insurance

Life assurance - 4x basic salary

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

De La Rue plc in Basingstoke seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to join the Central Quality Team. You will secure supplier quality for key banknote components across manufacturing sites and manage supplier assessment from a QA perspective.

The role focuses on reducing failures, improving supplier capability, and using financial measures to gauge improvement. International travel is a core requirement, with strong leadership across functions expected.

Qualifications

• Broad business knowledge within the banknote manufacturing industry.
• Proven track record of driving continuous improvement with tangible benefits.
• Ability to drive change and influence across multiple sites.
• Experience with supplier assessment and new product introduction from a QA perspective.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to OTIF by ensuring raw material supply is fit for purpose.
• Collaborate with procurement to support strategies and reduce risk.
• Implement supplier quality metrics to measure performance and drive improvements.
• Lead qualification of new and existing security features in the vendor portfolio.
• Create supplier development plans to improve quality and productivity year over year.
• Understand how thread specifications affect supplier quality and drive internal improvements.
• Implement robust change control to manage supplier-driven changes.

Skills

Banknote production knowledge

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Change control

Supplier quality assurance

International travel

Education

Degree or equivalent in a technical field

Job description

De La Rue plc in Basingstoke seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to join the Central Quality Team. You will secure supplier quality for key banknote components across manufacturing sites and manage supplier assessment from a QA perspective.

The role focuses on reducing failures, improving supplier capability, and using financial measures to gauge improvement. International travel is a core requirement, with strong leadership across functions expected.