Global SQE Manager
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JobgetherSupplier quality
The position is remote within Europe, with Romania as the designated location for this opportunity.Full-TimeManager
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Languages
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Experience
- Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with at least 12 years of relevant Supplier Quality Engineering experience, or a master's degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
- Required Skills
- Business IntelligenceData Analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with at least 12 years of relevant Supplier Quality Engineering experience, or a master's degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in supplier quality management within electronic, automotive, industrial, aerospace, medical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Leadership experience managing supplier quality activities across multiple sites, regions, or business units.
- Expertise in supplier qualification, supplier audits, quality systems, corrective and preventive actions, supplier development, and performance management.
- Practical knowledge of APQP, PPAP, Safe Launch, supplier validation, risk assessment, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams, resolve complex quality issues, manage escalations, and improve supplier performance.
- Understanding of quality-related metrics, including defect reduction, cost of poor quality, warranty exposure, and operational risk management.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, business intelligence applications, data mining, and data analysis.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Leadership, interpersonal, and change management skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Ability to work in a matrixed environment while balancing priorities across markets, organizations, and manufacturing sites.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Define, implement, and continuously improve the global supplier quality strategy.
- Lead the global Supplier Quality Engineering organization and develop team capabilities.
- Manage supplier quality budgets, resources, and priorities.
- Establish supplier qualification, approval, and validation processes.
- Lead supplier audits, surveillance, capability assessments, and performance reviews.
- Develop supplier scorecards, performance indicators, and reporting mechanisms.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions, supplier development, and structured problem-solving.
- Lead APQP, PPAP, Safe Launch, and supplier validation activities where applicable.
- Coordinate resolution of critical supplier quality issues with cross-functional teams.
- Use quality data and performance analytics to identify trends and assess supplier risks.
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