Supplier Development and Quality Engineer ( indirect suppliers)

Elekta; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Elekta is seeking a Supplier Development and Quality Engineer to drive compliance and quality with indirect suppliers. This role involves maintaining supplier data, managing quality issues, and fostering relationships across various teams. The successful candidate will lead initiatives aimed at improving supplier performance and support our mission to enhance cancer care worldwide.

Benefits

Hybrid work option

Up to 25 paid vacation days

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Onsite subsidized restaurant

Qualifications

• Strong engineering, manufacturing, and supplier quality/development background essential.
• Experience in driving supplier quality improvements using best practice tools.
• Fluent in English; second language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality standards are met.
• Maintain Approved Supplier List and manage supplier documentation.
• Facilitate supplier quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

HNC in engineering discipline or equivalent

Job description

Are you a current Elekta employee?

Please click here to apply through our internal career site Find Jobs - Elekta .

Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope.

Are you passionate about driving supplier excellence and ensuring the highest quality standards in a global procurement environment?

Elekta is seeking an experienced Supplier Development and Quality Engineer ( indirect suppliers).

Elekta operates a centralized category and business driven Indirect Procurement function, operating across 3 regions, being Americas, EMEA and China/APAC and the global indirect spend is also grouped by Category, so Indirect Procurement organisation is structured as a matrix. Direct Material Purchasing is within the Business Lines in Elekta and not in this responsibility area.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive improvements in the compliance with regulations and Elekta requirements, and overall quality of goods and services provided by suppliers. They should be a specialist in the tools, processes and management of supplier quality and development processes. Indirectly managing and leading others, driving improvement initiatives spanning multiple areas of the organization and geographical locations

Apply today and take the next step in your career with us!

What you’ll do at Elekta:

Your role will include (but not limited to)

• Ensure that products and services are provided and used in a controlled, environmentally responsible and regulatory compliant way according to the agreed quality standards.
• Maintain the integrity of the Approved Supplier List and supplier data in relevant systems
• Ensure all suppliers are categorised enabling accurate risk assessment
• Ensure supplier approval, supplier management and compliance documentation are maintained so Elekta is always audit-ready.
• Controlling NCR (=Non-Conformities Request) process
• Management of supplied material quality issues raised by stakeholders through NCR and CLM processes. Working with suppliers to ensure quality problems are effectively Contained and Root Cause analysis conducted using appropriate problem-solving tools, including 8D, 5-Whys, Fishbone and DOE. Ensure effective CAPA is implemented to prevent reoccurrence, including horizontal deployment across other product lines.
• Develop proactive quality plans with suppliers and promote a zero-defect culture that reduces the need for upstream inspection and testing activities.
• Develop positive relationships with internal and external interfaces, including suppliers, strategic buyers, category heads, procurement heads, R&D, manufacturing and service ensuring customer requirements are understood and achieved.
• Supporting the Procurement Working Group with updates to global Procurements documents, processes, systems and reporting
• Ensuring that annual supplier reviews are completed.

The right stuff:

• Highly motivated team player who leads by example.
• Excellent communication skills and able to deal with people at all levels.
• Strong interpersonal communication and positive influencing skills, capable of working on own initiative whilst also being an effective team player.
• Capable of representing the quality and development functions at all levels both inside and outside the company.
• Able to work in a matrix environment and work independently.

What you bring:

*We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement—your unique skills and experiences might be exactly what we're looking for!

• A strong engineering, manufacturing, and supplier quality/development background is essential.
• A minimum of HNC in an engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience of driving supplier quality improvements using best practice tools and processes.
• Successful and demonstrable experience of facilitating improvement workshops.
• Well-developed IT skills.
• Fluent in English, preferably with a second language.

What you’ll get:

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, andfor everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. Inaddition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Hybrid work option (you are required to work from the Crawley HQ at least 3 days/week)
• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

Your Elekta contact

For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Joanna Kozyra, at [e-mail]. We do not accept applications through e-mail.

We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.