Engineer, Supplier Quality, AP

Are you a seasoned quality professional ready to take ownership of supplier performance across a dynamic and diverse region?
We are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Global Supply - Supplier Quality Management (GS - SQM) team and drive supplier excellence in Asia Pacific.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with Procurement, Engineering, Project and Global teams to perform Delivery Supervision (inspection, expediting), lead supplier qualification, audits, and capability development. You will be at the forefront of ensuring technical compliance, mitigating risks, and enabling successful project deliveries. If you thrive in a multicultural environment and enjoy traveling to solve complex quality challenges at the source-this is your opportunity to make a strategic impact.
To ensure supplier quality excellence by managing qualifications, performance, and development of assigned category(ies) suppliers. The Supplier Quality Engineer works closely with Procurement to embed quality into supplier selection, performing delivery supervision and project-based sourcing decisions, while proactively driving defect prevention, supplier capability building, and compliance with Valmet's standards at the source.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with procurement during supplier selection and qualification, providing input on quality risks, capabilities, and technical compliance.
- Lead supplier qualification processes, including audits, documentation reviews, and first article inspections, ensuring readiness for project deliveries.
- Act as the primary supplier quality contact for assigned category(ies)/projects, managing supplier delivery performance.
- Coordinate with Procurement to embed quality expectations in supplier agreements and onboarding processes.
- Drive timely resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
- Conduct supplier visits, process audits, and Gemba walks to verify compliance and enable proactive risk mitigation and explore development opportunities.
- Lead and track supplier claim management activities by initiating claims, validating cost of poor quality (COPQ), and supporting claim recovery with Procurement.
- Support supplier coaching on quality tools and practices to foster self-inspection, problem-solving, and capability growth.
- Contribute to supplier scorecards and performance reviews with data-driven insights for continuous improvement and escalation when needed.