Senior Supplier Development Engineer - Quality & Growth

Littelfuse Phils., Inc. (Philippines); Lipa; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Littelfuse is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer to ensure supplier quality, capability, and continuous improvement across the supply base. You will interface between suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive performance, resolve quality issues, and assess readiness for business growth.

The role requires 6+ years in related functions, strong auditing skills, and hands-on quality tool experience. International travel may be required as part of supplier assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement Engineering, or a related function.
• Strong experience conducting supplier qualification, process, and quality system audits.
• Deep understanding of supplier quality management systems and manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience applying quality tools and methodologies (8D, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, root cause analysis).

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities and drive resolution of supplier-related quality issues impacting production and customer requirements.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, manufacturing processes, and quality systems to determine their ability to meet Littelfuse standards.
• Conduct supplier qualification, process, and quality system audits and provide risk assessments and recommendations.
• Drive supplier development initiatives and implement improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.
• Collaborate with sourcing, engineering, operations, and manufacturing teams to support supplier-related activities.
• Support new product introduction by ensuring quality is designed into supplier processes from early stages.
• Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and other quality methodologies.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Skills

Supplier quality mgmt

Audit & qualification

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Root cause analysis

Communication

Travel internationally

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Littelfuse is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer to ensure supplier quality, capability, and continuous improvement across the supply base. You will interface between suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive performance, resolve quality issues, and assess readiness for business growth.

The role requires 6+ years in related functions, strong auditing skills, and hands-on quality tool experience. International travel may be required as part of supplier assessments.