Senior Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

VAT GROUP; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT GROUP in Malaysia seeks a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to shape VAT's strategic sourcing and drive supplier development in quality and operation excellence. You will work with cross-functional teams to elevate supplier capability, ensure consistent delivery, and maintain supply continuity.

The role requires a quality-centric mindset, independent work, and collaboration across departments. You will develop tools and trainings for supplier qualification and support audits and

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (pref Mechanical/Mechatronic) or Manufacturing discipline.
• 8+ years in supplier development and quality.
• Experience in 8D problem solving.
• Experience in Supplier Non Conformance (NC) Management.
• Experience in Supplier Auditing (System & Process).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and visit new suppliers; collaborate with Category Managers.
• Perform supplier assessments, audits, qualification, and gap closure follow-up.
• Develop key suppliers in technology, quality, capability and responsiveness.
• Define and execute quality improvement plans for suppliers.
• Drive Supplier Quality Management Reviews based on monitoring and rating.
• Analyze supplier processes and identify improvement potentials.
• Train suppliers on VAT-specific processes and standards.
• Support buyers and other departments during crises.
• Maintain supplier relationships; develop qualification trainings.
• Coordinate containment with purging team to avoid rejects reaching next process.

Skills

Team player

Self-starter

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

GD&T

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

SPC

Job description

VAT GROUP in Malaysia seeks a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to shape VAT's strategic sourcing and drive supplier development in quality and operation excellence. You will work with cross-functional teams to elevate supplier capability, ensure consistent delivery, and maintain supply continuity.

The role requires a quality-centric mindset, independent work, and collaboration across departments. You will develop tools and trainings for supplier qualification and support audits and