Sr. Engineer, Supplier Quality & Development

Energize; Vandalia (OH); On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energizer Holdings, Inc. in Vandalia, Ohio, seeks a supplier quality professional to drive quality improvements across suppliers and production. You will lead problem solving, risk assessment, and supplier development to minimize nonconforming product and strengthen performance.

Responsibilities include leading audits, monitoring KPIs, enabling root-cause actions, and coaching cross-functional teams. A Bachelor’s degree and 5 years in supplier quality are required; ISO 9001 experience is

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in Supplier Quality and Supplier Development
• Experience with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
• Problem-solving experience in manufacturing environments
• Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate quality improvements across suppliers and production.
• Perform and oversee supplier audits (external, self, process, launch readiness).
• Monitor KPIs, drive corrective actions, and ensure change management.
• Provide training and coaching to cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Supplier Development

ISO 9001

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

What you'll love about this job

You’ll love this role if you enjoy solving problems, improving how things work, and making a direct impact on product quality and reliability. You’ll collaborate across operations, suppliers, engineering, and product development to identify quality trends, resolve manufacturing and design challenges, and drive meaningful improvements. This role gives you the opportunity to lead problem-solving and risk assessment efforts, support new product development, strengthen supplier performance, and influence quality processes from concept through production. It’s a great fit for someone who enjoys using data and technical expertise to turn challenges into practical solutions while helping deliver high-quality, reliable products to consumers.

This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Position Summary

Position Summary

Achieve assigned objectives within our quality systems and product quality areas to improve value in our products. Provide support to development and implementation teams in translating and integrating new or improved products. Apply knowledge of our products and processes to help resolve manufacturing and design problems. Assess our product quality to ensure quality expectations are being met and that negative trends are addressed. Assess suppliers’ quality systems and products to minimize risk of shipping non-conforming product to Energizer. Recommend and drive changes to sustain and improve our quality competencies and capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for quality metrics impacted by their team within a product category team.
• Adapts and prioritizes own work based on technical work plan or functional plans.
• Comprehensive understanding of Energizer Quality Management System.
• Apply quality principles and design intent knowledge of products for improvements to current processes, suppliers, and quality systems.
• Identify trends or concerns from data reviews that relate to underlying systems or process issues.
• Participate and/or lead teams for projects related to improving products, suppliers and equipment for cost savings, supply assurance or reliability improvement.
• Participate and/lead risk assessment activities and ensure proper Change Management protocols are followed.
• Lead and coordinate problem solving efforts encountered by operations or suppliers that impact the quality/reliability of our products.
• Communicate product, supplier, and performance issues within the category quality team and in applicable cross-functional reviews
• Support new product development projects to meet identified time/cost/performance objectives

• Lead the audit process and conduct/ follow up on external supplier on-site audits, self-audits, technical audits, process audits and launch readiness reviews.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance; lead supplier improvement plans.
• Facilitate the raw material approval process to verify the product/material meet the design inputs.
• Address plant quality events utilizing problem solving methodologies; Drive to true root cause and implement robust corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of issues
• Improve quality systems based on KPIs (such as process documentation, change management, incoming quality, trace-ability systems, and post-production testing)
• Follow, implement, and monitor internal Supplier Quality policies to verify the results for effectiveness. Assist in driving improvements in the policies and policy compliance.
• Provide training/coaching to internal cross-function team and suppliers as needed to improve current and needed capabilities to meet Energizer needs.
• May also perform additional duties as assigned.

What we are looking for

• 5 years’ experience in Supplier Quality and Supplier Development
• Bachelor’s degree required – Engineering, Science, Management
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language to all levels in the organization
• Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001 Experience
• Problem Solving Experience
• Experience in manufacturing environments addressing supplier operations to improve performance, expand capability, increase capacity, and lower costs.
• Competencies
  • Driving for Results
  • Empowering Others
  • Championing Customer Needs
• Progressive accountabilities and relevant experience with consumer goods and high-speed manufacturing preferred.
• Internal or external auditor certification preferred
• Professional Quality Certifications preferred
• Possess process optimization certifications (Lean, Six Sigma Green Belt, or equivalent) preferred

Come join us!

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Total Rewards Package

The salary range for this position is USD $76,000.00/Yr. - USD $90,000.00/Yr.

Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

Energizer strives to create a supportive work environment centered around colleagues’ professional and personal well-being. Our total rewards package provides comprehensive benefits to attract, retain, and protect our colleagues – including health and welfare insurance, parental leave, paid time off, and retirement savings plans.