Supplier Development Engineer

Overview

Lead supplier development, qualification, performance improvement, and risk-mitigation activities to strengthen supplier capability, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, and compliance.

What you'll do

• Lead supplier-development initiatives and structured improvement plans.
• Drive continuous-improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methods.
• Conduct supplier assessments, audits, capability evaluations, and PPAP reviews.
• Support supplier onboarding, qualification, readiness, and development programs.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Category Management, and divisional teams.
• Identify and mitigate supplier quality, continuity, financial, and regulatory risks.
• Support critical root-cause corrective-action activities and supply-resilience planning.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, procurement, manufacturing, or a related discipline.
• Leadership experience involving initiatives, stakeholder influence, or supplier-development activities.
• Strong knowledge of supplier performance management and capability improvement.
• Knowledge of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
• Experience conducting supplier audits, assessments, capability evaluations, and improvement projects.
• Strong communication, negotiation, relationship-management, and stakeholder-management skills.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Travel to supplier sites is required as needed.