Supplier Development Engineer - Sheet Metal & Plastics
Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Manufacturing Engineering · Quality Assurance · Purchasing
In short
The Supplier Development Engineer will build strong supplier relationships, evaluate and select suppliers, and drive APQP/PPAP activities. This role involves educating suppliers on requirements, steering sustainability programs, and promoting productivity improvements.
Responsibilities
- Build strong relationships with suppliers for mutual benefit.
- Evaluate and select suppliers.
- Drive APQP/PPAP activities for selected projects in collaboration with the Technology organization.
- Participate in the creation and execution of Purchasing strategies.
- Encourage supplier development and innovation.
- Educate and mentor suppliers on cost and quality requirements.
- Steer sustainability supply chain management programs.
- Drive productivity improvement programs such as VPS/Lean.
- Guide continuous improvement actions.
Requirements
- University degree in engineering or similar.
- Experience from quality/production area.
- Knowledge in supply chain management and Lean manufacturing.
- Good communication skills in English.
- Agile character, eager to learn and improve.
- Positive and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Experience in driving project management effectively.
- Knowledge about product development.
- Ability to manage and influence others.
- Structured and focused on execution.
- Analytic and have a sustainable mindset.
- Comfortable in meeting and working cross-functionally.
- Able to work within remote management.
- Able to handle parallel activities.
Desired Qualifications
- Educational or practical experience within sheet metal / plastics processes preferable.
- Local language skills.
Benefits
- Opportunity to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions.
- Make a difference on a global scale.
- Work with next-gen technologies and collaborative teams.
- Flexible location in Eskilstuna, Braås, Arvika, Hallsberg, Konz, Wroclaw, Belley.
- Occasional travel required.
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Company
Volvo Group
Job Posted
5 days ago
Expires
in 2 weeks
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
Hybrid
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Braås, Sweden
Arvika, Sweden
Belley, France
Konz, Germany
Wroclaw, Poland
Hallsberg, Sweden
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Arvika, Sweden
Qualification
Undergraduate
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