Supplier Quality Engineer: Drive Audits & Improvements

Quintall; Maassluis; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lely is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen our Integrated Supply Chain, collaborating with Procurement, Product Development and Operations to ensure purchased components meet high-quality standards. You will drive improvements, elevate suppliers, and contribute to the reliability of our innovative solutions.

You will implement quality policies, conduct supplier audits both remotely and on-site, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across supplier networks to

Qualifications

• Implement and enforce quality policies – Ensure that our quality policies are clear and correctly applied by suppliers.
• Supplier assessment & audits – Conduct supplier audits, both remotely and on-site, and support suppliers in improving their quality processes.
• Problem analysis & structural improvements – Analyze quality issues and resolve them using methods such as 8D, FMEA, and SPC.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce quality policies – Ensure that our quality policies are clear and correctly applied by suppliers.
• Supplier assessment & audits – Conduct supplier audits, both remotely and on-site, and support suppliers in improving their quality processes.
• Problem analysis & structural improvements – Analyze quality issues and resolve them using methods such as 8D, FMEA, and SPC.
• Continuous improvement – Identify and guide improvement projects at suppliers to reduce defects and failure costs.
• Process assurance – Monitor compliance with quality management systems, technical specifications, and legal requirements.
• KPI management – Define performance indicators (such as PPM and first-pass yield) and translate them into concrete action plans.

Skills

Supplier quality

Audits

Problem analysis

Continuous improvement

Quality systems

Tools

8D

FMEA

SPC

Job description

Lely is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen our Integrated Supply Chain, collaborating with Procurement, Product Development and Operations to ensure purchased components meet high-quality standards. You will drive improvements, elevate suppliers, and contribute to the reliability of our innovative solutions.

You will implement quality policies, conduct supplier audits both remotely and on-site, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across supplier networks to