As a Supplier Quality Engineering Manager, you will take ownership for quality and continuous improvement across a range of suppliers. You will build relationships with internal teams and suppliers to ensure successful delivery. You will ensure supplier quality to global standards and lead continuous improvement where there are performance issues.
Partner with the bestTo drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation. Select suppliers through qualification processes. Own supplier results, drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed. Develops notions on midterm developments for own department and elaborates suggestions for strategic plan of the larger unit (be it function or business unit).
As a Supplier Quality Engineering Manager you will be responsible for:
Leading and inspire a team of Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs), driving a culture of ownership and collaboration and coaching and mentoring the team
Ensuring the role of single point of contact for the BH Site (Suzhou) to represent supplier quality in internal leadership meetings with full engagement/accountability in case of escalations
Regular operating rhythm with SQEs to review key supplier quality initiatives, NCR/RCA; qualifications, supplier surveillance.
Driving cultural transformation across the team and extend to external suppliers.
Conducting quarterly supplier quality performance reviews through their Scorecard
Collaborating closely with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Quality to guarantee flawless execution across the supply chain
Playing a key role in supplier business reviews, shaping decisions that impact execution, compliance, and customer satisfaction
Promoting the deployment of quality processes, tools, and training across suppliers and internal teams
Tracking and monitor supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performances and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence.
Understanding broader concepts, development of approaches and methods, and knowledge management. Solutions integrate multi-functional impact and perspective.
Developing influencing skills to achieve objectives, strong influencing of others. Ability to develop team members.
Delivering professional work.
Handling professional work in the department.
To be successful in this role you will:
Engineering Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
Minimum of 10 additional years of experience in Quality/Supplier Quality Engineering/Operations.
Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
Have a strong knowledge, adequate training and certification in ISO 9001 standard, quality tools.
Be fluent in English & able to travel abroad as needed (up to 20-30%).
Have experience in people leadership positions in a regional or global role.
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for youOur inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits
Skills Required
- Engineering Bachelor's degree
- 10 years of experience in Quality/Supplier Quality Engineering/Operations
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Experience in project management
- Knowledge and certification in ISO 9001
- Fluency in English
- Experience in people leadership
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests exempt staff have flexible, manager‑approved time off while non‑exempt employees accrue vacation and receive paid personal time. Company‑paid holidays and paid parental leave further broaden time‑away options.
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